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There's only one way to show force in the GTA realm: weapons. And the more powerful your weapon the better. So what kind of weapons will we get our hands on in Grand Theft Auto 5? How will we access these weapons and will they be grouped together? Let's take a look at some things...
Weapons Spotted
The following list will be updated as more screenshots, trailers, or previews are released. Some of these are questionable as weapons outside of cutscenes or missions and are marked with an "?". Some names are also questionable. Special clothing items have been included in the last section.
Melee
Fist/hand-to-hand
Bats
Batons
Golf Clubs?
Tennis Rackets?
Mallets?
(No image at this time)
Hammers
Hand Guns
Pistol (Glock)
Combat Pistol (Desert Eagle)
(Beretta M9)
"Pistol .50"?
(M1911)
Shotguns
Combat Shotgun (M590A1)
Bullpup Shotgun (Kel-Tec KSG)
Sub-machine Guns
Micro-SMG (Uzi)
SMG (MP5)
Rifles
Assault Rifle (AK-47, other variants)
Carbine Rifle (M4)
UAR-21(?, Max Payne 3 name) (Tar-21)
Advanced MG (M249)
Heavy Weapons
Minigun
RPG
Snipers
Combat Sniper (PSG-1)
Thrown Weapons
Molotov Cocktail
Sticky Bombs (C4)
There is plenty of trash and random objects seen in the trailers. In GTA IV we could pick up bricks among other things and use them to cause a little damage to other people. Rockstar could allow us to pick up bricks and possibly trashcans or other larger objects to be used as weapons in GTA 5. iGTA5
Misc
Gasoline Containers
Aircraft with weapons
Parachute
Binoculars
Battery charger?
Other Equipment
SCUBA Equipment
Rappelling Equipment
Bandanas
Gas Masks and other masks
GTA IV also used more generic names for weapons instead of actual names. It is likely GTA V will be the same way.
Customization?
In the first trailer there were supppressors on the AK-type weapons. There also appears to be red dot sights on two of the three guns in the robbery scene and flashlights on two of the three as well (the head robber has both, the other two have one or the other). Since the first trailer we have seen red lasers and more flashlights on weapons like the shotgun.
Game Informer's preview on May 2nd confirmed that guns will have some customization options:
With the ability to mix and match scopes, silencers, laser sights, flashlights, and extended mags for your favorite weapons, you may want to sign up for a customer rewards program at Ammu-nation in Grand Theft Auto V.
Organization
In Grand Theft Auto IV, weapons were simply scrolled through to find the one you want. The overall selection was much less than San Andreas too. There were "groups" of weapons and we were allowed one weapon in that group. The groups included melee, handgun, rifle, shotgun, etc. The RPG was alone in its group. We were given two "tiers" for most weapons. This means there was a basic gun such as the pistol and a better version such as the combat pistol. Since we could only carry one weapon in each group you were left only with the better weapon and no backup. iGTA5
GTA IV also had an early, simple version of a "weapon wheel" available which allowed us to quickly select a weapon. Red Dead Redemption expanded on this and used only the weapon wheel where all of our weapons were organized into groups such as pistols, rifles, or shotguns. We were allowed to carry every weapon we picked up. When you entered the wheel, you could select which group to go with and what weapon you wanted from that group. This also allowed you to set a "default" weapon for each group which made it easier when switching from group to group and insured the gun you wanted was the first pick.
Getting Weapons
Grand Theft Auto IV removed the infamous Ammu-Nation gun stores due to a crackdown in Liberty City but you could still find small gun shops in a couple places to stock up. Having friends like Little Jacob made it easier to have the store come to you and at lower prices as well. Previews and interviews confirmed Ammu-Nation would make its return in Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar could also opt to have small gun shops or sporting goods stores out in the open, similar to Los Angeles in real life. iGTA5
As for obtaining weapons off of fallen enemies or back alleys, GTA IV introduced weapons lying on the ground in a more realistic fashion but in order to make them visible to players they had a red-orange glow. In Red Dead Redemption, weapons had a bright white shine to catch your attention. It is likely either of these will return in Grand Theft Auto V.
Animals as weapons
The first retail display item to be revealed showed us an artwork of a thug holding a baseball bat while restraining a rottweiler. We had seen dogs in the first GTA V trailer and this artwork made us wonder if dogs or other animals could be used as weapons - maybe even by police!
We later learned that the thug and dog were Franklin and his furry companion Chop. It seems likely that Chop will be one of Franklin's special abilities and could mean the dog will assist us in battle. Among the info we learned in November 2012 from previews and interviews was a little tidbit about guard dogs deterring us from entering certain locations.
Weapons Spotted
The following list will be updated as more screenshots, trailers, or previews are released. Some of these are questionable as weapons outside of cutscenes or missions and are marked with an "?". Some names are also questionable. Special clothing items have been included in the last section.
Melee
Fist/hand-to-hand
Bats
Batons
Golf Clubs?
Tennis Rackets?
Mallets?
(No image at this time)
Hammers
Hand Guns
Pistol (Glock)
Combat Pistol (Desert Eagle)
(Beretta M9)
"Pistol .50"?
(M1911)
Shotguns
Combat Shotgun (M590A1)
Bullpup Shotgun (Kel-Tec KSG)
Sub-machine Guns
Micro-SMG (Uzi)
SMG (MP5)
Rifles
Assault Rifle (AK-47, other variants)
Carbine Rifle (M4)
UAR-21(?, Max Payne 3 name) (Tar-21)
Advanced MG (M249)
Heavy Weapons
Minigun
RPG
Snipers
Combat Sniper (PSG-1)
Thrown Weapons
Molotov Cocktail
Sticky Bombs (C4)
There is plenty of trash and random objects seen in the trailers. In GTA IV we could pick up bricks among other things and use them to cause a little damage to other people. Rockstar could allow us to pick up bricks and possibly trashcans or other larger objects to be used as weapons in GTA 5. iGTA5
Misc
Gasoline Containers
Aircraft with weapons
Parachute
Binoculars
Battery charger?
Other Equipment
SCUBA Equipment
Rappelling Equipment
Bandanas
Gas Masks and other masks
GTA IV also used more generic names for weapons instead of actual names. It is likely GTA V will be the same way.
Customization?
In the first trailer there were supppressors on the AK-type weapons. There also appears to be red dot sights on two of the three guns in the robbery scene and flashlights on two of the three as well (the head robber has both, the other two have one or the other). Since the first trailer we have seen red lasers and more flashlights on weapons like the shotgun.
Game Informer's preview on May 2nd confirmed that guns will have some customization options:
With the ability to mix and match scopes, silencers, laser sights, flashlights, and extended mags for your favorite weapons, you may want to sign up for a customer rewards program at Ammu-nation in Grand Theft Auto V.
Organization
In Grand Theft Auto IV, weapons were simply scrolled through to find the one you want. The overall selection was much less than San Andreas too. There were "groups" of weapons and we were allowed one weapon in that group. The groups included melee, handgun, rifle, shotgun, etc. The RPG was alone in its group. We were given two "tiers" for most weapons. This means there was a basic gun such as the pistol and a better version such as the combat pistol. Since we could only carry one weapon in each group you were left only with the better weapon and no backup. iGTA5
GTA IV also had an early, simple version of a "weapon wheel" available which allowed us to quickly select a weapon. Red Dead Redemption expanded on this and used only the weapon wheel where all of our weapons were organized into groups such as pistols, rifles, or shotguns. We were allowed to carry every weapon we picked up. When you entered the wheel, you could select which group to go with and what weapon you wanted from that group. This also allowed you to set a "default" weapon for each group which made it easier when switching from group to group and insured the gun you wanted was the first pick.
Getting Weapons
Grand Theft Auto IV removed the infamous Ammu-Nation gun stores due to a crackdown in Liberty City but you could still find small gun shops in a couple places to stock up. Having friends like Little Jacob made it easier to have the store come to you and at lower prices as well. Previews and interviews confirmed Ammu-Nation would make its return in Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar could also opt to have small gun shops or sporting goods stores out in the open, similar to Los Angeles in real life. iGTA5
As for obtaining weapons off of fallen enemies or back alleys, GTA IV introduced weapons lying on the ground in a more realistic fashion but in order to make them visible to players they had a red-orange glow. In Red Dead Redemption, weapons had a bright white shine to catch your attention. It is likely either of these will return in Grand Theft Auto V.
Animals as weapons
The first retail display item to be revealed showed us an artwork of a thug holding a baseball bat while restraining a rottweiler. We had seen dogs in the first GTA V trailer and this artwork made us wonder if dogs or other animals could be used as weapons - maybe even by police!
We later learned that the thug and dog were Franklin and his furry companion Chop. It seems likely that Chop will be one of Franklin's special abilities and could mean the dog will assist us in battle. Among the info we learned in November 2012 from previews and interviews was a little tidbit about guard dogs deterring us from entering certain locations.
VEHICALSPlanes, trains and automobiles. Without autos, we'd just have Grand Theft V - and that's just boring. Rockstar is giving us the most vehicles of any GTA game thus far. So what vehicles will we be stealing and recklessly driving through Los Santos and beyond? Let's take a look...
The Showroom
Here are the vehicles spotted in Grand Theft Auto V so far. They are categorized to easily find the vehicle(s) you are looking for. There are many returning vehicles from past GTAs and a few new ones too. Vehicles with a question mark (?) are unconfirmed and need further proof of the type or name of the vehicle. Vehicles with a (~) are new and use the real life counterpart for reference until a name is confirmed.
Super/Sport/Muscle
9F
Manufacturer:
Influences: Audi R8
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Wealthy areas
Notes:
Banshee
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Viper
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Bullet GT
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford GT
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Cheetah
Manufacturer:
Influences: Ferrari Enzo, Koenigsegg Agera
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Cognoscenti?
Manufacturer: Enus
Influences: Bentley Continental GT
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Appears to be a 2 door version of the Cognoscenti in GTA IV
Comet
Manufacturer: Pfister
Influences: Porsche 911
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
F620
Manufacturer: Ocelot
Influences: Maserati GranTurismo
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Feltzer
Manufacturer: Benefactor
Influences: Mercedes-Benz SL
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Gauntlet
Manufacturer:
Influences: Chevy Camaro
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Hellenbach?
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Mustang
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Infernus
Manufacturer: Pegassi
Influences: Lamborghini Murcielago front, Pagani Zonda rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Khamelion
Manufacturer: Hijax?
Influences: Fisker Karma Sunset, Aston Martin Vanquish, Maserati Granturismo
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Electric automobile
Phoenix?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Chevy Camaro rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Ruiner
Manufacturer: Imponte
Influences: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Sabre GT
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: Oldsmobile Cutlass
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Vigero
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~AM V12 Zagato
Manufacturer:
Influences: V12 Zagato rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~AM Vantage aka "The Red Car"
Manufacturer: Dewbauchee
Influences: Aston Martin Vantage
Capacity: 2
Features: Convertible top
Locations:
Notes: Similar features to the Super GT in GTA IV
~Bugatti SuperVeyron type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Bugatti SuperVeyron
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Lotus Elise type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Lotus Elise
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Mitsubishi Eclipse type
Manufacturer: Maibatsu
Influences: Mitsubishi Eclipse
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
2 Door
Futo
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Toyota AE86
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Manana
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Buick LeSabre front, Cadillac Eldorado rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Picador
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Chevy El Camino
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Sentinel
Manufacturer: bermacht
Influences: BMW M3
Capacity: 2
Features: Convertible or not
Locations:
Notes: XS version available
Surano(?)
Manufacturer: Benefactor
Influences: Jaguar F-type, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG roadster
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Name mentioned in Game Informer's May 2nd preview. Possibly meant the Serrano (see SUV section) and the screenshot used for influence here is from a different side mission.
~Alfa Romeo 147 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Alfa Romeo 147, Hyundai i30
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
4 Door
[row]
Buffalo
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Charger
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Both old and brand new Charger rear ends are featured.
Dilettante
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Toyota Prius
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Emperor
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Cadillac Fleetwood
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Ingot
Manufacturer: Vulcar
Influences: Volkswagon Passat wagon front, Nissan Stagea rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Intruder
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Infiniti Q45 front, older I30 rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Oracle
Manufacturer: Ubermacht
Influences: BMW 7 Series
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Premier
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: Chevy Aveo
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Regina
Manufacturer: Dundreary
Influences: Chevy Caprice wagon
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Resembles the Regina of the III era, not IV.
Washington
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Lincoln Town Car
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Audi A6 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Audi A6
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Honda Civic type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Honda Civic
Capacity: 4?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: May be a 2 Door
~Jaguar XF type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Jaguar XF, Maserati Quattroporte
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Toyota Corolla type
Manufacturer: Karin?
Influences: Toyota Corolla
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~VW Passat type
Manufacturer:
Influences: VW Passat
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Pre-70s
Bodhi?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Land Rover Series III front, Kaiser M715 side/rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in the front and two in the rear. Seems to be the actual Bodhi (see Mesa Grande under SUV section).
Camper
Manufacturer:
Influences: Volkswagen Type 2
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Hotknife
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Peyote
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Thunderbird
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Tornado
Manufacturer:
Influences: Chevy Bel Air
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Aston Martin DB5 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Aston Martin DB5
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Ford Fairlane type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Ford Fairlane
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Old truck
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Unknown if this is a useable vehicle
SUV/Pickup Truck/Van
Bobcat?
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Chevy C/K Series
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Might be a larger pickup series
Burrito
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: GM vans
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in front and two in rear. Gang version available.
Cavalcade
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Cadillac Escalade
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Contender?
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Super Duty
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Habanero
Manufacturer: Emperor
Influences: Lexus RX
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Huntley ____
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Range Rover
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Journey?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Winnebago
Capacity: 2?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Winnebago-esque camper mentioned in May 2nd previews
Landstalker
Manufacturer: Dundreary
Influences: Ford Expedition
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Mesa Grande?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited
Capacity: 4
Features: Covered or open
Locations:
Notes: Originally named the Bodhi by Game Informer in their first preview of GTA V. May have been used as a stand-in during press previews.
Minivan
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Windstar, Dodge Caravan
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Patriot
Manufacturer: Mammoth
Influences: Hummer H2
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Pony
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: GM vans
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in front and two in rear.
Rancher
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: GM SUVs
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Rebel
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Toyota Hilux
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Serrano
Manufacturer: Benefactor
Influences: Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Speedo
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: GM Vans
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Dodge Heavy Duty type
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Heavy Duty front/sides, Ford F-150 rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~FJ Cruiser type
Manufacturer: Karin?
Influences: Toyota FJ Crusier
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Infinity FX type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Infinity FX
Capacity: 4 iGTA5
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Mercedes G Class type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Mercedes G Class
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Range Rover Evoque type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Range Rover Evoque, Audi Q7
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Shares a similar grill to the Audi A6 type and front end of the 9F (Audi R8).
~Scion XB type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Scion XB
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Motorcycle/Bike
Akuma
Manufacturer: Shitzu
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Bicycles
Manufacturer:
Influences: Various
Capacity: 1
Features:
Locations:
Notes: BMX, mountain bikes, road bikes
Carbon RS
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Name mentioned on Collector's Edition poster. Not confirmed to be the bike pictured but very likely.
Daemon
Manufacturer: Western Motorcycle Company
Influences: Harley-Davidson FX series bikes
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Hexer
Manufacturer: Liberty City Choppers
Influences: West Coast Choppers bikes
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Sanchez
Manufacturer: Maibatsu
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Vader
Manufacturer: Shitzu
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Wayfarer?
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: This may actually be a modified Freeway.
Commercial/Industrial
Benson
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: International
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Boxville
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: Utilimaster
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Food truck variant
Cement Truck
Manufacturer: Dude? or MTL?
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Dump Truck
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Possibly a Flatbed variant
Flatbed?
Manufacturer: MTL?
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Linerunner?
Manufacturer: Jobuilt?
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features: Can hook up to trailers
Locations:
Notes: This truck shares many features of the Phantom in GTA IV and may be an updated version
Mule
Manufacturer: Maibatsu
Influences: Hino Ranger
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Phantom
Manufacturer: Jobuilt
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features: Can hook up to trailers
Locations:
Notes:
Roadtrain
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features: Can hook up to trailers
Locations:
Notes:
Securicar
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: International
Capacity: 4
Features: Payload of money
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in front and two in rear.
Semi Trailers
Manufacturer:
Influences: Various
Capacity: 0
Features: Tanker, box, flatbed, car carrier, intermodal container, special transport
Locations:
Notes:
Small Trailers
Manufacturer:
Influences: Various
Capacity: 0
Features: Open wagon, generator
Locations:
Notes: Towed by pickup trucks or other vehicles
Towtruck (large)
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Possibly a Flatbed variant iGTA5
Yankee?
Manufacturer: Vapid?
Influences: International?
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Rubber Tired Gantry Crane type
Manufacturer: HVY
Influences: Konecranes
Capacity: 1?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Unknown if this is actually useable or to what extent at this time
Service/Other
Bandito
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
BF Injection?
Manufacturer:
Influences: possibly a modified VW Beetle
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Bus
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: NABI 45C-LFW
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: A few colors
Caddy
Manufacturer: ProLaps
Influences: Club Car
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Los Santos Country Club
Notes:
Coach
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Quad
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations: Countryside
Notes:
Taxi
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Crown Victoria
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Tour Bus
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features: Tours
Locations: Vinewood, possibly other tourist areas
Notes: Name not confirmed. Tour buses in the Vinewood area were mentioned in May 2nd previews. This appears to be one.
Towtruck
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Old Ford
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Tractor
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1
Features: Trailer hitch?
Locations: Farms
Notes:
Trains
Manufacturer:
Influences: Los Angeles Metro Light Rail Trains, freight trains
Capacity:
Features: Various car types including intermodal and tanker
Locations: Train stations, rail lines
Notes: Although light rail has not been confirmed yet, overhead catenary lines can be seen in the first trailer
Trashmaster
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Emergency/Military
Ambulance
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: Chevy chassis
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Hospitals
Notes: Burrito chassis. Seats two in front and two in rear.
Buzzard
Manufacturer:
Influences: AH-6 Little Bird
Capacity: 2
Features: Rockets and machine guns
Locations:
Notes: Appears to have a FLIR camera mounted on the front but unlikely it can be used just like GTA IV.
Fire Truck
Manufacturer: MTL
Influences:
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Fire stations
Notes: Not confirmed yet but extremely likely to be in
Hydra?
Manufacturer:
Influences: F-35 Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II(?)
Capacity: 1
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Possibly another VTOL aircraft like the Hydra in GTA SA
Jet Fighter
Manufacturer:
Influences: F-16 Fighting Falcon
Capacity: 1
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Thought to be an updated version of the above but now appears to be a separate aircraft
Police Cruiser
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Police Interceptor
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Police Stations
Notes: Updated since first and then second trailer. Paint scheme is less like the LAPD and more like the Interceptor demo units now.
Sheriff Cruiser
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Crown Victoria
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Sheriff Stations
Notes: Currently version 2 of the police cruiser. Not shown updated at this time.
Police Buffalo
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Charger
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Police Stations
Notes:
Highway Patrol Freeway?
Manufacturer: Western Motorcycle Company
Influences: Harley-Davidson Fatboy?
Capacity: 2
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Highway Patrol stations
Notes:
Police Maverick?
Manufacturer: Western Company?
Influences: Eurocopter AS350
Capacity: 4
Features: Spotlight
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in the front and two from the sides.
Police Van
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Police Stations
Notes: Possibly a modified Pony or other van model.
Sheriff/NOOSE Rancher
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: GM SUVs
Capacity: 4+
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Sheriff stations
Notes: Appears to be a new 4-door Rancher model seen in previous games as the FBI variant. The version with the older US Border Patrol scheme may be a part of NOOSE. Officers can hold onto the sides of the vehicle which may increase the capacity.
~C-130 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: C-130
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: The Max Payne 3 Docks online map has pictures of a few airplanes in a small office. A C-130 type plane was one of them. It is unknown at this time if it is indeed for GTA V.
Aircraft
Atomic Blimp
Manufacturer:
Influences: Good Year blimps
Capacity: 4?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Available to fly by pre-ordering GTA V. Likely future DLC as well.
Cropduster
Manufacturer:
Influences: Stearman Model 75
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Cuban 800
Manufacturer:
Influences: Cessna 310
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Dodo
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Maverick?
Manufacturer: Western Company?
Influences: Eurocopter EC135/145, others
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in the front and two from the sides. Similar design to the Police helicopter.
Shamal
Manufacturer:
Influences: Learjet 55
Capacity: 2 or more?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Appears to be a larger version of the Shamal in GTA SA
Skimmer
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1?
Features: Lands on water
Locations:
Notes:
Stuntplane
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1?
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~747 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Boeing 747
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: This may not be operable.
~Large aircraft type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Boeing 747, Antonov 224, possibly others
Capacity:
Features: Rear loading ramp
Locations:
Notes: Appears to be based on a 747 or Antonov with engine pods similar to a B-52. See 747 G-BDXJ. This may not be operable outside of missions. Cabin picture may actually be the aircraft above.
~Medium-range Aircraft
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Not a jumbo jet but much bigger than the Shamal. This may not be operable.
Watercraft
Note: SCUBA equipment can be found in some watercraft.
Dinghy
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 4
Features: SCUBA equipment
Locations:
Notes: Mentioned in Game Informer's May 2nd Preview.
Jetmax
Manufacturer: Grotti
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Marquis
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Marinas
Notes:
SpeedoPhile 2000
Manufacturer: SpeedoPhile
Influences: Kawasaki, Yamaha
Capacity: 2?
Features:
Locations: beaches, marinas
Notes: Lifeguard version available
Squalo
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Marinas
Notes:
Submersible
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1?
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Yacht
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Tracy is shown on this in Michael's trailer. This may not be operable.
Customization
Game Informer's preview on May 2nd states that car customization will - in fact - be returning at Pay 'n' Sprays across the landscape. Users will be able to choose paint, suspension, engine upgrades, and more. On top of that you can customize your license plate.
Under the hood, you can tune the engine, improve the suspension, buy new brakes, and make other tweaks to how the car handles. Trick your engine out too much and you can overtune it, so be careful.
If you'd rather focus on style over substance, concentrate on altering the paint job, wheels, window tinting, grill, and spoiler. You can even customize your license plate.
Flying Aircraft
Another reduced feature in GTA IV was the ability to fly aircraft. Many helicopters were usable but we could not pilot any airplanes - not even the smaller ones. Rockstar stated airplanes were not needed for one city (with one airport) but Grand Theft Auto V will have smaller runways in countryside towns outside of Los Santos and at a military base. The first GTA V trailer showed us a couple different airplanes (see above listing) and it is doubtful that a local Cropduster would be taking off at an international airport. We will definitely be able to fly airplanes in GTA 5
The Showroom
Here are the vehicles spotted in Grand Theft Auto V so far. They are categorized to easily find the vehicle(s) you are looking for. There are many returning vehicles from past GTAs and a few new ones too. Vehicles with a question mark (?) are unconfirmed and need further proof of the type or name of the vehicle. Vehicles with a (~) are new and use the real life counterpart for reference until a name is confirmed.
Super/Sport/Muscle
9F
Manufacturer:
Influences: Audi R8
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Wealthy areas
Notes:
Banshee
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Viper
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Bullet GT
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford GT
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Cheetah
Manufacturer:
Influences: Ferrari Enzo, Koenigsegg Agera
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Cognoscenti?
Manufacturer: Enus
Influences: Bentley Continental GT
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Appears to be a 2 door version of the Cognoscenti in GTA IV
Comet
Manufacturer: Pfister
Influences: Porsche 911
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
F620
Manufacturer: Ocelot
Influences: Maserati GranTurismo
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Feltzer
Manufacturer: Benefactor
Influences: Mercedes-Benz SL
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Gauntlet
Manufacturer:
Influences: Chevy Camaro
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Hellenbach?
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Mustang
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Infernus
Manufacturer: Pegassi
Influences: Lamborghini Murcielago front, Pagani Zonda rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Khamelion
Manufacturer: Hijax?
Influences: Fisker Karma Sunset, Aston Martin Vanquish, Maserati Granturismo
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Electric automobile
Phoenix?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Chevy Camaro rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Ruiner
Manufacturer: Imponte
Influences: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Sabre GT
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: Oldsmobile Cutlass
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Vigero
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~AM V12 Zagato
Manufacturer:
Influences: V12 Zagato rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~AM Vantage aka "The Red Car"
Manufacturer: Dewbauchee
Influences: Aston Martin Vantage
Capacity: 2
Features: Convertible top
Locations:
Notes: Similar features to the Super GT in GTA IV
~Bugatti SuperVeyron type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Bugatti SuperVeyron
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Lotus Elise type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Lotus Elise
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Mitsubishi Eclipse type
Manufacturer: Maibatsu
Influences: Mitsubishi Eclipse
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
2 Door
Futo
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Toyota AE86
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Manana
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Buick LeSabre front, Cadillac Eldorado rear
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Picador
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Chevy El Camino
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Sentinel
Manufacturer: bermacht
Influences: BMW M3
Capacity: 2
Features: Convertible or not
Locations:
Notes: XS version available
Surano(?)
Manufacturer: Benefactor
Influences: Jaguar F-type, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG roadster
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Name mentioned in Game Informer's May 2nd preview. Possibly meant the Serrano (see SUV section) and the screenshot used for influence here is from a different side mission.
~Alfa Romeo 147 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Alfa Romeo 147, Hyundai i30
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
4 Door
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Buffalo
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Charger
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Both old and brand new Charger rear ends are featured.
Dilettante
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Toyota Prius
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Emperor
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Cadillac Fleetwood
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Ingot
Manufacturer: Vulcar
Influences: Volkswagon Passat wagon front, Nissan Stagea rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Intruder
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Infiniti Q45 front, older I30 rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Oracle
Manufacturer: Ubermacht
Influences: BMW 7 Series
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Premier
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: Chevy Aveo
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Regina
Manufacturer: Dundreary
Influences: Chevy Caprice wagon
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Resembles the Regina of the III era, not IV.
Washington
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Lincoln Town Car
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Audi A6 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Audi A6
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Honda Civic type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Honda Civic
Capacity: 4?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: May be a 2 Door
~Jaguar XF type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Jaguar XF, Maserati Quattroporte
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Toyota Corolla type
Manufacturer: Karin?
Influences: Toyota Corolla
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~VW Passat type
Manufacturer:
Influences: VW Passat
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Pre-70s
Bodhi?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Land Rover Series III front, Kaiser M715 side/rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in the front and two in the rear. Seems to be the actual Bodhi (see Mesa Grande under SUV section).
Camper
Manufacturer:
Influences: Volkswagen Type 2
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Hotknife
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Peyote
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Thunderbird
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Tornado
Manufacturer:
Influences: Chevy Bel Air
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Aston Martin DB5 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Aston Martin DB5
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Ford Fairlane type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Ford Fairlane
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Old truck
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Unknown if this is a useable vehicle
SUV/Pickup Truck/Van
Bobcat?
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Chevy C/K Series
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Might be a larger pickup series
Burrito
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: GM vans
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in front and two in rear. Gang version available.
Cavalcade
Manufacturer: Albany
Influences: Cadillac Escalade
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Contender?
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Super Duty
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Habanero
Manufacturer: Emperor
Influences: Lexus RX
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Huntley ____
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Range Rover
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Journey?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Winnebago
Capacity: 2?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Winnebago-esque camper mentioned in May 2nd previews
Landstalker
Manufacturer: Dundreary
Influences: Ford Expedition
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Mesa Grande?
Manufacturer:
Influences: Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited
Capacity: 4
Features: Covered or open
Locations:
Notes: Originally named the Bodhi by Game Informer in their first preview of GTA V. May have been used as a stand-in during press previews.
Minivan
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Windstar, Dodge Caravan
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Patriot
Manufacturer: Mammoth
Influences: Hummer H2
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Pony
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: GM vans
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in front and two in rear.
Rancher
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: GM SUVs
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Rebel
Manufacturer: Karin
Influences: Toyota Hilux
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Serrano
Manufacturer: Benefactor
Influences: Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Speedo
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: GM Vans
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Dodge Heavy Duty type
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Heavy Duty front/sides, Ford F-150 rear
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~FJ Cruiser type
Manufacturer: Karin?
Influences: Toyota FJ Crusier
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Infinity FX type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Infinity FX
Capacity: 4 iGTA5
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Mercedes G Class type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Mercedes G Class
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Range Rover Evoque type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Range Rover Evoque, Audi Q7
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Shares a similar grill to the Audi A6 type and front end of the 9F (Audi R8).
~Scion XB type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Scion XB
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Motorcycle/Bike
Akuma
Manufacturer: Shitzu
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Bicycles
Manufacturer:
Influences: Various
Capacity: 1
Features:
Locations:
Notes: BMX, mountain bikes, road bikes
Carbon RS
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Name mentioned on Collector's Edition poster. Not confirmed to be the bike pictured but very likely.
Daemon
Manufacturer: Western Motorcycle Company
Influences: Harley-Davidson FX series bikes
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Hexer
Manufacturer: Liberty City Choppers
Influences: West Coast Choppers bikes
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Sanchez
Manufacturer: Maibatsu
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Vader
Manufacturer: Shitzu
Influences: Various
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Wayfarer?
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: This may actually be a modified Freeway.
Commercial/Industrial
Benson
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: International
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Boxville
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: Utilimaster
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Food truck variant
Cement Truck
Manufacturer: Dude? or MTL?
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Dump Truck
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Possibly a Flatbed variant
Flatbed?
Manufacturer: MTL?
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Linerunner?
Manufacturer: Jobuilt?
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features: Can hook up to trailers
Locations:
Notes: This truck shares many features of the Phantom in GTA IV and may be an updated version
Mule
Manufacturer: Maibatsu
Influences: Hino Ranger
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Phantom
Manufacturer: Jobuilt
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features: Can hook up to trailers
Locations:
Notes:
Roadtrain
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features: Can hook up to trailers
Locations:
Notes:
Securicar
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: International
Capacity: 4
Features: Payload of money
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in front and two in rear.
Semi Trailers
Manufacturer:
Influences: Various
Capacity: 0
Features: Tanker, box, flatbed, car carrier, intermodal container, special transport
Locations:
Notes:
Small Trailers
Manufacturer:
Influences: Various
Capacity: 0
Features: Open wagon, generator
Locations:
Notes: Towed by pickup trucks or other vehicles
Towtruck (large)
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Possibly a Flatbed variant iGTA5
Yankee?
Manufacturer: Vapid?
Influences: International?
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~Rubber Tired Gantry Crane type
Manufacturer: HVY
Influences: Konecranes
Capacity: 1?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Unknown if this is actually useable or to what extent at this time
Service/Other
Bandito
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
BF Injection?
Manufacturer:
Influences: possibly a modified VW Beetle
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Bus
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: NABI 45C-LFW
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: A few colors
Caddy
Manufacturer: ProLaps
Influences: Club Car
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Los Santos Country Club
Notes:
Coach
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Quad
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations: Countryside
Notes:
Taxi
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Crown Victoria
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Tour Bus
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features: Tours
Locations: Vinewood, possibly other tourist areas
Notes: Name not confirmed. Tour buses in the Vinewood area were mentioned in May 2nd previews. This appears to be one.
Towtruck
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Old Ford
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Tractor
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1
Features: Trailer hitch?
Locations: Farms
Notes:
Trains
Manufacturer:
Influences: Los Angeles Metro Light Rail Trains, freight trains
Capacity:
Features: Various car types including intermodal and tanker
Locations: Train stations, rail lines
Notes: Although light rail has not been confirmed yet, overhead catenary lines can be seen in the first trailer
Trashmaster
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Emergency/Military
Ambulance
Manufacturer: Brute
Influences: Chevy chassis
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Hospitals
Notes: Burrito chassis. Seats two in front and two in rear.
Buzzard
Manufacturer:
Influences: AH-6 Little Bird
Capacity: 2
Features: Rockets and machine guns
Locations:
Notes: Appears to have a FLIR camera mounted on the front but unlikely it can be used just like GTA IV.
Fire Truck
Manufacturer: MTL
Influences:
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Fire stations
Notes: Not confirmed yet but extremely likely to be in
Hydra?
Manufacturer:
Influences: F-35 Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II(?)
Capacity: 1
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Possibly another VTOL aircraft like the Hydra in GTA SA
Jet Fighter
Manufacturer:
Influences: F-16 Fighting Falcon
Capacity: 1
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Thought to be an updated version of the above but now appears to be a separate aircraft
Police Cruiser
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Police Interceptor
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Police Stations
Notes: Updated since first and then second trailer. Paint scheme is less like the LAPD and more like the Interceptor demo units now.
Sheriff Cruiser
Manufacturer: Vapid
Influences: Ford Crown Victoria
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Sheriff Stations
Notes: Currently version 2 of the police cruiser. Not shown updated at this time.
Police Buffalo
Manufacturer: Bravado
Influences: Dodge Charger
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Police Stations
Notes:
Highway Patrol Freeway?
Manufacturer: Western Motorcycle Company
Influences: Harley-Davidson Fatboy?
Capacity: 2
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Highway Patrol stations
Notes:
Police Maverick?
Manufacturer: Western Company?
Influences: Eurocopter AS350
Capacity: 4
Features: Spotlight
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in the front and two from the sides.
Police Van
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 4
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Police Stations
Notes: Possibly a modified Pony or other van model.
Sheriff/NOOSE Rancher
Manufacturer: Declasse
Influences: GM SUVs
Capacity: 4+
Features: Lights and siren
Locations: Sheriff stations
Notes: Appears to be a new 4-door Rancher model seen in previous games as the FBI variant. The version with the older US Border Patrol scheme may be a part of NOOSE. Officers can hold onto the sides of the vehicle which may increase the capacity.
~C-130 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: C-130
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: The Max Payne 3 Docks online map has pictures of a few airplanes in a small office. A C-130 type plane was one of them. It is unknown at this time if it is indeed for GTA V.
Aircraft
Atomic Blimp
Manufacturer:
Influences: Good Year blimps
Capacity: 4?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Available to fly by pre-ordering GTA V. Likely future DLC as well.
Cropduster
Manufacturer:
Influences: Stearman Model 75
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Cuban 800
Manufacturer:
Influences: Cessna 310
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Dodo
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Maverick?
Manufacturer: Western Company?
Influences: Eurocopter EC135/145, others
Capacity: 4
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Seats two in the front and two from the sides. Similar design to the Police helicopter.
Shamal
Manufacturer:
Influences: Learjet 55
Capacity: 2 or more?
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Appears to be a larger version of the Shamal in GTA SA
Skimmer
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1?
Features: Lands on water
Locations:
Notes:
Stuntplane
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1?
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
~747 type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Boeing 747
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: This may not be operable.
~Large aircraft type
Manufacturer:
Influences: Boeing 747, Antonov 224, possibly others
Capacity:
Features: Rear loading ramp
Locations:
Notes: Appears to be based on a 747 or Antonov with engine pods similar to a B-52. See 747 G-BDXJ. This may not be operable outside of missions. Cabin picture may actually be the aircraft above.
~Medium-range Aircraft
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Not a jumbo jet but much bigger than the Shamal. This may not be operable.
Watercraft
Note: SCUBA equipment can be found in some watercraft.
Dinghy
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 4
Features: SCUBA equipment
Locations:
Notes: Mentioned in Game Informer's May 2nd Preview.
Jetmax
Manufacturer: Grotti
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Marquis
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Marinas
Notes:
SpeedoPhile 2000
Manufacturer: SpeedoPhile
Influences: Kawasaki, Yamaha
Capacity: 2?
Features:
Locations: beaches, marinas
Notes: Lifeguard version available
Squalo
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 2
Features:
Locations: Marinas
Notes:
Submersible
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity: 1?
Features:
Locations:
Notes:
Yacht
Manufacturer:
Influences:
Capacity:
Features:
Locations:
Notes: Tracy is shown on this in Michael's trailer. This may not be operable.
Customization
Game Informer's preview on May 2nd states that car customization will - in fact - be returning at Pay 'n' Sprays across the landscape. Users will be able to choose paint, suspension, engine upgrades, and more. On top of that you can customize your license plate.
Under the hood, you can tune the engine, improve the suspension, buy new brakes, and make other tweaks to how the car handles. Trick your engine out too much and you can overtune it, so be careful.
If you'd rather focus on style over substance, concentrate on altering the paint job, wheels, window tinting, grill, and spoiler. You can even customize your license plate.
Flying Aircraft
Another reduced feature in GTA IV was the ability to fly aircraft. Many helicopters were usable but we could not pilot any airplanes - not even the smaller ones. Rockstar stated airplanes were not needed for one city (with one airport) but Grand Theft Auto V will have smaller runways in countryside towns outside of Los Santos and at a military base. The first GTA V trailer showed us a couple different airplanes (see above listing) and it is doubtful that a local Cropduster would be taking off at an international airport. We will definitely be able to fly airplanes in GTA 5
Grand Theft Auto V will be taking us back out west to the sun-soaked and smog-ridden city of Los Santos, San Andreas! However unlike 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas this time around it will only cover Southern California in general and not the entire state plus Nevada.
It Never Rains In Southern San Andreas
The focus this time is, of course, the modern city of Los Santos. From what you can see of the city in the trailer and screenshots it is a sprawling massive city, possibly bigger than IV's Liberty City in the metro area alone.
Outside of the city we'll see 'hills, countryside and beaches' according to Rockstar.
The City of Los Santos
The city of Los Santos is the second biggest city in the United States, and draws in people from all over the world with promises of fame and fortune. The dream to be a big star in Vinewood. We'll be coming to Los Santos to make a fortune of course, just not in the movies.
We don't know very much about the new layout of the city, outside of its increased size, but we do know a few of the neighborhoods and other places of interest around the city.
Downtown Los Santos
The heart of the Los Santos financial district and home to the city's towering skyscrapers.
Vinewood and the Vinewood Hills
Home to the center of the movie-making world. Perhaps the movie industry will play a major role this time around?
Vespucci Beach and Vespucci Canals
Beaches and muscleheads, both in one convenient location! Try not to stumble around the residential neighborhoods, though. You might end up taking a different kind of drink.
More Beaches
Bright sandy beaches are the perfect place to play catch with your dog!
Possible Real Beaches
Mission Beach
San Clemente
Coronado Beach
Malibu
Pleasure Pier and Del Perro Pier
Fun in the sun, and all out by the sea! At least this 'fun fair' will be open...we hope... Perro means dog.
Based on Santa Monica Pier.
South Los Santos
Poorer side of town, and with train service returning it might even be on the wrong side of the tracks as well.
Rockford Hills
Richest part of town, and home to the fanciest shops you've ever broken into!
Los Santos Golf Club
After a hard day of lawbreaking its always nice to relax on the golf course. Maybe even bean an old retired guy in the head. Fore!
Los Santos Observatory
See the stars the way they were meant to be seen! Through smog next to the bright lights of a major city.
Port of Los Santos
The Port of Los Santos is the busiest container port in the United States. We'll have to work hard to steal all of it!
Los Santos Bay
The beautiful waterfront of the city! Great for jet skiing!
Little Seoul
Looks to be the city's home for Korean immigrants. We might even work for (or against) Korean gangsters!
Blaine County
Following its version in GTA: San Andreas and the massive deserts and grasslands in Red Dead Redemption, we already know that Rockstar knows a thing or two about making an awesome countryside. Trailer parks and townsfolk welcome you out in these parts - or give you reason to leave.
Mountains
Mt. Chiliad, I presume? Climb all the way to the top, and base jump back down to the valley!
Possible Real National Parks
Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia National Forest
Thanks to Pieter Baeyens
Another mountain top revealed in CVG's May 2nd preview is named "Mount Josiah".
Zancudo River
River running through the countryside. Zancudo means mosquito in Spanish. Recently revealed from GTA V promotional items.
Possible Real River
Santa Ana River
Groves and Farms
Could you own one of these places as part of the story, or just burn a farm to the ground again? Only time will tell!
Possible Real Location
Malibu
Alamo Sea
A large salt lake surrounded by many small desert communities - some long abandoned.
Real Location
Salton Sea
Grapeseed
One of the farm towns recently revealed from GTA V promotional items.
Wind Farms
Good, clean sources of energy! That's the San Andreas way! At the least it makes for a cool background while driving through the countryside.
Possible Real Wind Farms
Alta Wind Energy Center, Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
Under the blue waters
The city and vast landscapes are the tip of the iceberg. The underwater world of Grand Theft Auto V takes up about a third of the playing area.
Head down into the darkness to find coral reefs, shipwrecks, sunken oil rigs, and more. Certain rewards can be found hidden below but exactly what is unknown at this time. Be sure to watch out for sharks, though. Get too close or move too fast and you can turn into chum.
It Never Rains In Southern San Andreas
The focus this time is, of course, the modern city of Los Santos. From what you can see of the city in the trailer and screenshots it is a sprawling massive city, possibly bigger than IV's Liberty City in the metro area alone.
Outside of the city we'll see 'hills, countryside and beaches' according to Rockstar.
The City of Los Santos
The city of Los Santos is the second biggest city in the United States, and draws in people from all over the world with promises of fame and fortune. The dream to be a big star in Vinewood. We'll be coming to Los Santos to make a fortune of course, just not in the movies.
We don't know very much about the new layout of the city, outside of its increased size, but we do know a few of the neighborhoods and other places of interest around the city.
Downtown Los Santos
The heart of the Los Santos financial district and home to the city's towering skyscrapers.
Vinewood and the Vinewood Hills
Home to the center of the movie-making world. Perhaps the movie industry will play a major role this time around?
Vespucci Beach and Vespucci Canals
Beaches and muscleheads, both in one convenient location! Try not to stumble around the residential neighborhoods, though. You might end up taking a different kind of drink.
More Beaches
Bright sandy beaches are the perfect place to play catch with your dog!
Possible Real Beaches
Mission Beach
San Clemente
Coronado Beach
Malibu
Pleasure Pier and Del Perro Pier
Fun in the sun, and all out by the sea! At least this 'fun fair' will be open...we hope... Perro means dog.
Based on Santa Monica Pier.
South Los Santos
Poorer side of town, and with train service returning it might even be on the wrong side of the tracks as well.
Rockford Hills
Richest part of town, and home to the fanciest shops you've ever broken into!
Los Santos Golf Club
After a hard day of lawbreaking its always nice to relax on the golf course. Maybe even bean an old retired guy in the head. Fore!
Los Santos Observatory
See the stars the way they were meant to be seen! Through smog next to the bright lights of a major city.
Port of Los Santos
The Port of Los Santos is the busiest container port in the United States. We'll have to work hard to steal all of it!
Los Santos Bay
The beautiful waterfront of the city! Great for jet skiing!
Little Seoul
Looks to be the city's home for Korean immigrants. We might even work for (or against) Korean gangsters!
Blaine County
Following its version in GTA: San Andreas and the massive deserts and grasslands in Red Dead Redemption, we already know that Rockstar knows a thing or two about making an awesome countryside. Trailer parks and townsfolk welcome you out in these parts - or give you reason to leave.
Mountains
Mt. Chiliad, I presume? Climb all the way to the top, and base jump back down to the valley!
Possible Real National Parks
Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia National Forest
Thanks to Pieter Baeyens
Another mountain top revealed in CVG's May 2nd preview is named "Mount Josiah".
Zancudo River
River running through the countryside. Zancudo means mosquito in Spanish. Recently revealed from GTA V promotional items.
Possible Real River
Santa Ana River
Groves and Farms
Could you own one of these places as part of the story, or just burn a farm to the ground again? Only time will tell!
Possible Real Location
Malibu
Alamo Sea
A large salt lake surrounded by many small desert communities - some long abandoned.
Real Location
Salton Sea
Grapeseed
One of the farm towns recently revealed from GTA V promotional items.
Wind Farms
Good, clean sources of energy! That's the San Andreas way! At the least it makes for a cool background while driving through the countryside.
Possible Real Wind Farms
Alta Wind Energy Center, Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
Under the blue waters
The city and vast landscapes are the tip of the iceberg. The underwater world of Grand Theft Auto V takes up about a third of the playing area.
Head down into the darkness to find coral reefs, shipwrecks, sunken oil rigs, and more. Certain rewards can be found hidden below but exactly what is unknown at this time. Be sure to watch out for sharks, though. Get too close or move too fast and you can turn into chum.
MUITLEPLAYER Rockstar Games have confirmed GTA 5 will include Multiplayer. Other than that confirmation, no further details have been released, however because of their claim that GTA 5 will be their "biggest and most ambitious game yet", we can speculate that the multiplayer will also be improved upon.
What We Can Expect
The regular/generic multiplayer modes will probably make a return, such as;
Free Mode
Deathmatch
Team Deathmatch
Race iGTA5
GTA Race
Online Mini Games
There's also a chance Rockstar learned from fans wishes with Red Dead Redemption and included mini-games like Poker in online play. If this was implemented in GTA IV it would have been the equivellant to playing bowling or pool with someone over the internet. While we don't know which mini games will be included in GTA 5 - although it looks like we may be able to play golf in GTA 5, there's a fair chance we may be able to play some of them online.
Could we play golf online in GTA 5 Multiplayer?
Possible New Online Modes
The inclusion of planes, and particularly fighter jets could lead to some exciting new online modes. Imagine a dog-fight above Los Santos by a pair of fighter jets? A game mode could include one person trying to stay alive as long as possible while flying away from everyone else in fighter jets. There's also the possibility of jet-ski races on the water.
Jet-Ski Races may play a part of GTA 5 Multiplayer
Co-Op
In an interview with Dan Houser, IGN was able to confirm that co-op would not be in GTA V's story.
It would be impossible to do that and keep the level of precision we've got in this. You could make a great co-op game, but we felt that we're doing other bits of our multiplayer that will fulfill those desires in ways we think are very fun.
No single-console co-op. No splitscreen.
Online multiplayer will definitely have some cooperative modes - likely heist missions to coincide with the singleplayer story. There could be numerous small heist missions across the map in Free Mode similar to Gang Hideouts in Red Dead Redemption.
Crews, Vendettas, and Feuds
Revealed in an IGN interview, Max Payne 3 and future titles from Rockstar including GTA V will be using crews among other features. Crews are essentially clans (or posses in the case of Red Dead Redemption) which can be formed privately or public. They will likely have visible custom emblems worn on their equipment to show what crew they belong to. Players can join up to 5 different crews. iGTA5
If you get killed twice by another player, you can start a vendetta against that player which is made known to everyone. A special X marks them and killing them will earn you more XP. If they kill you, though, they get the bonus XP. Feuds are vendettas between crews. Even when you are in a game with random people, if someone in a rival feuding crew is on the other team then your past feuds will become an objective in this match. You'll get bonus XP for killing them and they'll also count towards your crew feud.
Rockstar will be continuing to integrate the Social Club to track stats including what crews are feuding with who and which crew is winning. This will greatly improve competitiveness during matches - even if you don't plan on it happening. Crews will also persist from game to game so crews in Max Payne 3 will carry over to GTA V. Note: The crew system and features may change from Max Payne 3 to Grand Theft Auto V but take this as an overview of what to expect.
Grand Theft Auto Online
Pre-order posters for the Special and Collector's Editions mention "Grand Theft Auto Online" with "Online" capitalized as if it is somewhat separate from GTA V. Rockstar stated the multiplayer would be something special and this gives us plenty to think about...
What would you like to see included within GTA 5's multiplayer? Let us know in the comments below
What We Can Expect
The regular/generic multiplayer modes will probably make a return, such as;
Free Mode
Deathmatch
Team Deathmatch
Race iGTA5
GTA Race
Online Mini Games
There's also a chance Rockstar learned from fans wishes with Red Dead Redemption and included mini-games like Poker in online play. If this was implemented in GTA IV it would have been the equivellant to playing bowling or pool with someone over the internet. While we don't know which mini games will be included in GTA 5 - although it looks like we may be able to play golf in GTA 5, there's a fair chance we may be able to play some of them online.
Could we play golf online in GTA 5 Multiplayer?
Possible New Online Modes
The inclusion of planes, and particularly fighter jets could lead to some exciting new online modes. Imagine a dog-fight above Los Santos by a pair of fighter jets? A game mode could include one person trying to stay alive as long as possible while flying away from everyone else in fighter jets. There's also the possibility of jet-ski races on the water.
Jet-Ski Races may play a part of GTA 5 Multiplayer
Co-Op
In an interview with Dan Houser, IGN was able to confirm that co-op would not be in GTA V's story.
It would be impossible to do that and keep the level of precision we've got in this. You could make a great co-op game, but we felt that we're doing other bits of our multiplayer that will fulfill those desires in ways we think are very fun.
No single-console co-op. No splitscreen.
Online multiplayer will definitely have some cooperative modes - likely heist missions to coincide with the singleplayer story. There could be numerous small heist missions across the map in Free Mode similar to Gang Hideouts in Red Dead Redemption.
Crews, Vendettas, and Feuds
Revealed in an IGN interview, Max Payne 3 and future titles from Rockstar including GTA V will be using crews among other features. Crews are essentially clans (or posses in the case of Red Dead Redemption) which can be formed privately or public. They will likely have visible custom emblems worn on their equipment to show what crew they belong to. Players can join up to 5 different crews. iGTA5
If you get killed twice by another player, you can start a vendetta against that player which is made known to everyone. A special X marks them and killing them will earn you more XP. If they kill you, though, they get the bonus XP. Feuds are vendettas between crews. Even when you are in a game with random people, if someone in a rival feuding crew is on the other team then your past feuds will become an objective in this match. You'll get bonus XP for killing them and they'll also count towards your crew feud.
Rockstar will be continuing to integrate the Social Club to track stats including what crews are feuding with who and which crew is winning. This will greatly improve competitiveness during matches - even if you don't plan on it happening. Crews will also persist from game to game so crews in Max Payne 3 will carry over to GTA V. Note: The crew system and features may change from Max Payne 3 to Grand Theft Auto V but take this as an overview of what to expect.
Grand Theft Auto Online
Pre-order posters for the Special and Collector's Editions mention "Grand Theft Auto Online" with "Online" capitalized as if it is somewhat separate from GTA V. Rockstar stated the multiplayer would be something special and this gives us plenty to think about...
What would you like to see included within GTA 5's multiplayer? Let us know in the comments below
GTA STRORY LINE After the announcement on October 26th of newest upcoming Grand Theft Auto game speculation on the storyline became rampant. Grand Theft Auto games are known for their excellent stories, and of course Grand Theft Auto V will be no different. But what do we know so far?
Los Santos: Land of Dreams
According to Rockstar's press release Grand Theft Auto V "focuses on the pursuit of the almighty dollar" in a new modern version of Los Santos. Now on the surface that seems to both say a lot and nothing at all, but let's think about the location for a second, and of course GTA games in general.
Instead of following one story, Grand Theft Auto V will follow three different protagonists with each having their own story that intersects with the others at some points. To summarize their lives:
Michael: Ex-bank robber living lavishly in witness protection with his family.
Trevor: Trailer trash with a bad and spontaneous attitude.
Franklin: Young gun taking his career path to a new level.
Working for Organized Crime
It's basically a time-honored tradition to work for organized crime in Grand Theft Auto games. Doesn't really matter if we're talking normal Mafia or Triads it's lucrative and fun!
Living the Vinewood Dream
With GTA V having a much stronger focus on the city of Los Santos and not spread out over an entire state the distinct possibility of playing missions revolving around the movie industry greatly increases. Similar to the InterGlobal mission line in Vice City, but on a much larger scale.
Heist Missions
Nothing makes money quite like a major heist, and GTA is known for its elaborate heist mission lines. From the bank robberies of Vice City and IV to the great casino job of San Andreas there's money to be made every which way! Heists of all sizes will happen throughout Grand Theft Auto 5. We might even be able to do them outside of regular missions!
Los Santos: Land of Dreams
According to Rockstar's press release Grand Theft Auto V "focuses on the pursuit of the almighty dollar" in a new modern version of Los Santos. Now on the surface that seems to both say a lot and nothing at all, but let's think about the location for a second, and of course GTA games in general.
Instead of following one story, Grand Theft Auto V will follow three different protagonists with each having their own story that intersects with the others at some points. To summarize their lives:
Michael: Ex-bank robber living lavishly in witness protection with his family.
Trevor: Trailer trash with a bad and spontaneous attitude.
Franklin: Young gun taking his career path to a new level.
Working for Organized Crime
It's basically a time-honored tradition to work for organized crime in Grand Theft Auto games. Doesn't really matter if we're talking normal Mafia or Triads it's lucrative and fun!
Living the Vinewood Dream
With GTA V having a much stronger focus on the city of Los Santos and not spread out over an entire state the distinct possibility of playing missions revolving around the movie industry greatly increases. Similar to the InterGlobal mission line in Vice City, but on a much larger scale.
Heist Missions
Nothing makes money quite like a major heist, and GTA is known for its elaborate heist mission lines. From the bank robberies of Vice City and IV to the great casino job of San Andreas there's money to be made every which way! Heists of all sizes will happen throughout Grand Theft Auto 5. We might even be able to do them outside of regular missions!
On January 31, 2013 Rockstar Games officially confirmed that GTA 5 will release on September 17th, 2013. All GTA 5 Release Dates which you may have seen otherwise were guesses and speculation. Many online stores put up dates as a way to encourage people to pre-order GTA 5 - they were not official. iGTA5
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Pre-announcement Information
The following is information gathered prior to the release date announcement. We'll keep this here for now to show a bit of our thinking and how it progressed leading up to the announcement.
Based on past games from Rockstar we can speculate on when the game may be released, or even when the release date may be announced...
GTA IV Development and Release Schedule
Development on Grand theft Auto IV began at Rockstar North within weeks of San Andreas release in October 2004. While Rockstar North oversaw some of the development in other Rockstar Games titles from other studios after 2004, its main focus was on GTA IV. With an official announcement in May 2006, GTA IV was originally planned for release in October 2007, however many early previews at the time said while the game content had been all but completed, the game was riddled with bugs and suffered issues with performance. This was likely because GTA IV was the first open world game Rockstar had made using their proprietary RAGE engine (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine). Before this, the only other game that had used RAGE was Rockstar Games Presents: Table Tennis, which acted as a tech demo for the new engine, and featured enclosed environments.
Part of the reason for the long development time was that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game were developed side by side. Most developers tend to create the game on one console and then port it over to the other, which usually results in a poor quality game on one side. This led to another problem: as the PS3 was a newer console and its architecture meant that development was more complicated, there were reports of the PS3 version falling behind. Indeed, all of the early previews were based on the Xbox 360 version of the game. It wasn't until much later that anyone outside of Rockstar was allowed to see the PS3 version running.
In August 2007, we found out that the game had been delayed until April 2008. It took three and a half years to create GTA IV, including breaking in the new game engine and implementing the Euphoria physics/animation technology. Eventually, the game was released as promised in April 2008 - 2 years after the official announcement. iGTA5
After GTA IV
After April 2008, some of the team at Rockstar North continued development to work on the episodic content for GTA IV. Others were split off to work on Red Dead Redemption, which was released in May 2010. Another title, AGENT, is currently being developed by Rockstar North but we know very little about this title and have no idea when it is planned for release.
Regardless, we know Rockstar North has not been free to work on GTA 5 as much as it had been for GTA IV. Rockstar may have split development up into other studios, but historically the development of GTA games has been kept within Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), with some outsourcing to other studios for porting over to other platforms (e.g. to Xbox with GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, and to PC for GTA IV).
So what does this mean for the GTA 5 release date?
It means there are fewer developers to work on it. However, Rockstar has now had experience working with RAGE in open environments, with Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Red Dead Redemption, and most likely Rockstar's AGENT is using it. The RAGE team has also assisted Team Bondi with L.A. Noire. GTA 5 should need less tweaking to get the game running smoothly, so they can focus on content and should therefore need less manpower. That's the theory, anyway.
Enough talk! When can we expect the GTA 5 release date?
If we gave them another three and a half years (i.e. the time it took for GTA IV to be made, including using a new engine), we would have expected to see it in October 2011. However with other projects going on, while they may have been developed at other studios, Rockstar Games is unlikely to promote more than one game at any one time. If they begin to hype up GTA 5 before Max Payne 3 (released in May 2012) and AGENT (TBA), much of the attention will be drawn away from these games. Grand Theft Auto is a big name and Rockstar Games would need to be careful not to let it overshadow their other titles.
A few major gaming websites reported their sources had said a 2012 GTA 5 release date is coming. Of course these sources are unnamed. In addition to that, Max Payne 3 released in May 2012 (delayed two months from the previous date) which means if GTA V does release in 2012, it will be much later in the year. Unfortunately with that two month delay putting Payne right in the middle of the year there is also the very "good" possibility that GTA V could be pushed back into 2013. Downloadable content also extends the life of games so depending on how much Payne DLC is released, GTA V could definitely be pushed into 2013.
Update May 2012:
On May 1st, 2012, Rockstar announced Max Payne DLC plans that extend all the way into Fall 2012. We do not believe Rockstar would like to step on themselves and would like to sell as much DLC as possible so that would point to a 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V.
Update August 2012:
Max Payne DLC was confirmed into October. In addition to that the 10 Year Anniversary of Grand Theft Auto Vice City is also coming this October and might extend into 2013 with various things for fans - including an HD remake like GTA III this past year. These points add to the probability of a 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto 5.
Another point to bring up is Rockstar's marketing strategies. When Rockstar is ready to release a game everyone knows it. For months leading up to release the information starts flowing. So far Rockstar Games has remained very quiet about GTA 5. What little confirmed information we have learned since the announcement has come from general Rockstar gaming news such as the Crew system beginning with Max Payne 3. If an October or 2012 release was coming we would probably know it by now.
Take-Two's Q1 fiscal 2013 financial statement also shows Grand Theft Auto V in between BioShock Infinite in February 2013 and XCOM in fiscal 2014:
Update October 2012:
After being rumored month after month, Game Informer finally revealed that Grand Theft Auto V would grace the cover of the December issue. Using GTA IV as reference, the GI issue featuring that game was 5 months before the original release date (May-October). Given that, GTA V could have a release in May 2013.
Looking at all of the above, we could see the GTA 5 release date to be announced sometime in late 2012, with an actual release in early 2013. If Rockstar Games wants to stick to its normal release schedule for GTA games (October) we may have a fairly long wait on our hands and won't see a release date announcement until the middle of 2013. However, with the extra development time it should be well worth the wait!
This is all speculation and youll probably get a different answer wherever you go. We just thought a brief history lesson might help explain why we expect to see it when we do.
Update October 30th, 2012:
All the info here was built up with the knowledge we've gathered over the years (and recent months) - it definitely paid off. Rockstar Games announced that GTA V would release Spring 2013 but the exact date is still unknown. May is still looking good but that could vary by a month. Spring includes March, April, and May so GTA 5 should be released sometime in those months. Stay tuned for updates!
Update January 31st, 2013:
Since the previous announcement Rockstar Games stayed relatively quiet about GTA V. With each day they were silent, our release date expectations pushed further into Spring. As January came to a close and the cover reveal loomed as promised, Rockstar never said a word which got some of us spooked the box art wouldn't release on time - little did we know...
Even with the given window of Spring 2013, Grand Theft Auto V was subject to a delay. The game was confirmed by Rockstar Games to be releasing on September 17th, 2013. Unfortunately Rockstar Games couldn't shake their delay streak with games. Max Payne 3's short delay gave us hope that Grand Theft Auto V would release when Rockstar said it would. Oh well.
GTA V releases in 78 Days, 00 Hours, 52 Minutes, & 55 Seconds.
Pre-announcement Information
The following is information gathered prior to the release date announcement. We'll keep this here for now to show a bit of our thinking and how it progressed leading up to the announcement.
Based on past games from Rockstar we can speculate on when the game may be released, or even when the release date may be announced...
GTA IV Development and Release Schedule
Development on Grand theft Auto IV began at Rockstar North within weeks of San Andreas release in October 2004. While Rockstar North oversaw some of the development in other Rockstar Games titles from other studios after 2004, its main focus was on GTA IV. With an official announcement in May 2006, GTA IV was originally planned for release in October 2007, however many early previews at the time said while the game content had been all but completed, the game was riddled with bugs and suffered issues with performance. This was likely because GTA IV was the first open world game Rockstar had made using their proprietary RAGE engine (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine). Before this, the only other game that had used RAGE was Rockstar Games Presents: Table Tennis, which acted as a tech demo for the new engine, and featured enclosed environments.
Part of the reason for the long development time was that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game were developed side by side. Most developers tend to create the game on one console and then port it over to the other, which usually results in a poor quality game on one side. This led to another problem: as the PS3 was a newer console and its architecture meant that development was more complicated, there were reports of the PS3 version falling behind. Indeed, all of the early previews were based on the Xbox 360 version of the game. It wasn't until much later that anyone outside of Rockstar was allowed to see the PS3 version running.
In August 2007, we found out that the game had been delayed until April 2008. It took three and a half years to create GTA IV, including breaking in the new game engine and implementing the Euphoria physics/animation technology. Eventually, the game was released as promised in April 2008 - 2 years after the official announcement. iGTA5
After GTA IV
After April 2008, some of the team at Rockstar North continued development to work on the episodic content for GTA IV. Others were split off to work on Red Dead Redemption, which was released in May 2010. Another title, AGENT, is currently being developed by Rockstar North but we know very little about this title and have no idea when it is planned for release.
Regardless, we know Rockstar North has not been free to work on GTA 5 as much as it had been for GTA IV. Rockstar may have split development up into other studios, but historically the development of GTA games has been kept within Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), with some outsourcing to other studios for porting over to other platforms (e.g. to Xbox with GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, and to PC for GTA IV).
So what does this mean for the GTA 5 release date?
It means there are fewer developers to work on it. However, Rockstar has now had experience working with RAGE in open environments, with Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Red Dead Redemption, and most likely Rockstar's AGENT is using it. The RAGE team has also assisted Team Bondi with L.A. Noire. GTA 5 should need less tweaking to get the game running smoothly, so they can focus on content and should therefore need less manpower. That's the theory, anyway.
Enough talk! When can we expect the GTA 5 release date?
If we gave them another three and a half years (i.e. the time it took for GTA IV to be made, including using a new engine), we would have expected to see it in October 2011. However with other projects going on, while they may have been developed at other studios, Rockstar Games is unlikely to promote more than one game at any one time. If they begin to hype up GTA 5 before Max Payne 3 (released in May 2012) and AGENT (TBA), much of the attention will be drawn away from these games. Grand Theft Auto is a big name and Rockstar Games would need to be careful not to let it overshadow their other titles.
A few major gaming websites reported their sources had said a 2012 GTA 5 release date is coming. Of course these sources are unnamed. In addition to that, Max Payne 3 released in May 2012 (delayed two months from the previous date) which means if GTA V does release in 2012, it will be much later in the year. Unfortunately with that two month delay putting Payne right in the middle of the year there is also the very "good" possibility that GTA V could be pushed back into 2013. Downloadable content also extends the life of games so depending on how much Payne DLC is released, GTA V could definitely be pushed into 2013.
Update May 2012:
On May 1st, 2012, Rockstar announced Max Payne DLC plans that extend all the way into Fall 2012. We do not believe Rockstar would like to step on themselves and would like to sell as much DLC as possible so that would point to a 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V.
Update August 2012:
Max Payne DLC was confirmed into October. In addition to that the 10 Year Anniversary of Grand Theft Auto Vice City is also coming this October and might extend into 2013 with various things for fans - including an HD remake like GTA III this past year. These points add to the probability of a 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto 5.
Another point to bring up is Rockstar's marketing strategies. When Rockstar is ready to release a game everyone knows it. For months leading up to release the information starts flowing. So far Rockstar Games has remained very quiet about GTA 5. What little confirmed information we have learned since the announcement has come from general Rockstar gaming news such as the Crew system beginning with Max Payne 3. If an October or 2012 release was coming we would probably know it by now.
Take-Two's Q1 fiscal 2013 financial statement also shows Grand Theft Auto V in between BioShock Infinite in February 2013 and XCOM in fiscal 2014:
Update October 2012:
After being rumored month after month, Game Informer finally revealed that Grand Theft Auto V would grace the cover of the December issue. Using GTA IV as reference, the GI issue featuring that game was 5 months before the original release date (May-October). Given that, GTA V could have a release in May 2013.
Looking at all of the above, we could see the GTA 5 release date to be announced sometime in late 2012, with an actual release in early 2013. If Rockstar Games wants to stick to its normal release schedule for GTA games (October) we may have a fairly long wait on our hands and won't see a release date announcement until the middle of 2013. However, with the extra development time it should be well worth the wait!
This is all speculation and youll probably get a different answer wherever you go. We just thought a brief history lesson might help explain why we expect to see it when we do.
Update October 30th, 2012:
All the info here was built up with the knowledge we've gathered over the years (and recent months) - it definitely paid off. Rockstar Games announced that GTA V would release Spring 2013 but the exact date is still unknown. May is still looking good but that could vary by a month. Spring includes March, April, and May so GTA 5 should be released sometime in those months. Stay tuned for updates!
Update January 31st, 2013:
Since the previous announcement Rockstar Games stayed relatively quiet about GTA V. With each day they were silent, our release date expectations pushed further into Spring. As January came to a close and the cover reveal loomed as promised, Rockstar never said a word which got some of us spooked the box art wouldn't release on time - little did we know...
Even with the given window of Spring 2013, Grand Theft Auto V was subject to a delay. The game was confirmed by Rockstar Games to be releasing on September 17th, 2013. Unfortunately Rockstar Games couldn't shake their delay streak with games. Max Payne 3's short delay gave us hope that Grand Theft Auto V would release when Rockstar said it would. Oh well.
more info What Can You Expect To See?
Going by what we saw in GTA IV we can get a basic idea of what to expect in GTA V.
'I've Actually Played The Game'
These achievements/trophies are the most basic, ones you get for actually playing the story missions.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete the first mission
Complete an important mission
Max out all stats for a protagonist
Meet/kill an important character
Complete the game
Messing Around With Non-Mission Games
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for playing games not related to the missions themselves, like bowling or QUB3D in IV.
Examples from GTA IV are:
"You Scored 180 with 3 darts."
"You Beat a friend at pool."
"You beat the high score in QUB3D."
"You got a turkey in 10-pin bowling."
Goofing Off Around Town
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for basically anything else.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete all of the stunt jumps
Escape a large wanted star rating
Complete various side quests
Going by what we saw in GTA IV we can get a basic idea of what to expect in GTA V.
'I've Actually Played The Game'
These achievements/trophies are the most basic, ones you get for actually playing the story missions.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete the first mission
Complete an important mission
Max out all stats for a protagonist
Meet/kill an important character
Complete the game
Messing Around With Non-Mission Games
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for playing games not related to the missions themselves, like bowling or QUB3D in IV.
Examples from GTA IV are:
"You Scored 180 with 3 darts."
"You Beat a friend at pool."
"You beat the high score in QUB3D."
"You got a turkey in 10-pin bowling."
Goofing Off Around Town
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for basically anything else.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete all of the stunt jumps
Escape a large wanted star rating
Complete various side quests
What Can You Expect To See?
Going by what we saw in GTA IV we can get a basic idea of what to expect in GTA V.
'I've Actually Played The Game'
These achievements/trophies are the most basic, ones you get for actually playing the story missions.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete the first mission
Complete an important mission
Max out all stats for a protagonist
Meet/kill an important character
Complete the game
Messing Around With Non-Mission Games
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for playing games not related to the missions themselves, like bowling or QUB3D in IV.
Examples from GTA IV are:
"You Scored 180 with 3 darts."
"You Beat a friend at pool."
"You beat the high score in QUB3D."
"You got a turkey in 10-pin bowling."
Goofing Off Around Town
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for basically anything else.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete all of the stunt jumps
Escape a large wanted star rating
Complete various side quests
Going by what we saw in GTA IV we can get a basic idea of what to expect in GTA V.
'I've Actually Played The Game'
These achievements/trophies are the most basic, ones you get for actually playing the story missions.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete the first mission
Complete an important mission
Max out all stats for a protagonist
Meet/kill an important character
Complete the game
Messing Around With Non-Mission Games
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for playing games not related to the missions themselves, like bowling or QUB3D in IV.
Examples from GTA IV are:
"You Scored 180 with 3 darts."
"You Beat a friend at pool."
"You beat the high score in QUB3D."
"You got a turkey in 10-pin bowling."
Goofing Off Around Town
These achievements/trophies are the ones you get for basically anything else.
Examples you could see in GTA 5 are:
Complete all of the stunt jumps
Escape a large wanted star rating
Complete various side quests
Without a doubt the next Grand Theft Auto will have an extensive character list. From the main protagonists we control to mission givers and random pedestrians on the street, GTA V will certainly offer a wide array of people to interact with.
Protagonists
In Grand Theft Auto V you take control of three different characters. Each has their own finances and skills for you to build. The skills are Special, Stamina, Shooting, Strength, Stealth, Flying, Driving, Mechanic, and Lung Capacity. Each character has a special skill shown with a meter next to health and armor. It drains when using the special skill and takes some time to regenerate.
Michael - former "Old Guy" in first trailer
Occupation: Retired criminal
Age: Early 40s
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Highly successful bank robber who retired and went into FIB witness protection with a sweet deal. He and his wife Amanda have a rocky relationship and kids Tracy & Jimmy are not understandable anymore. With the wife spending money endlessly and domestic life driving him crazy, Michael needs to get back into "the business". He is friends with Trevor. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Albert De Silva" from casting calls at the bottom of this page related to "Kevin De Silva". iGTA5
Special Skills: "Bullet-Time" with guns
Voice by: Ned Luke?
Trevor Phillips
Occupation: Career criminal
Age: Early 40s
Location: Blaine County
About: Crazy, drug abusing ex-military pilot who lives in a trailer out in the desert. Did we mention Trevor is crazy? He is friends with Michael and used to rob banks with him. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Simon" from casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Special Skills: Frenzy mode (double damage given, half taken), Special melee attack
Voice by: Unknown
Franklin - former "Red Car Guy" in first trailer
Occupation: Repo man
Age: Mid 20s
Location: South Los Santos
About: Franklin works for Simeon Yetarian, an Armenian luxury car dealer, and does repossession when customers can't pay. He hangs out with crazy, immature friends but running into Michael shows him another way to live.
Special Skills: Slow-motion driving
Voice by: Unknown
Customization
Game Informer confirmed that we will be able to change clothing but RPG elements such as fat gain would not be returning. Dan Houser stated the standard definition graphics of San Andreas were more forgiving and that doing it with GTA V would take up too many resources to get the look right. It can also be said that Rockstar's focus on the story and skill set of each character prevents customization that would get too unrealistic.
Game Informer's preview on May 2nd confirmed that customization will also extend to haircuts and tatoos. They also mention skill levels will return.
Currently, the game includes strength, shooting, stealth, flying, driving, and lung capacity, but Rockstar says these are still subject to change. Rather than giving players experience points that they can allocate to the various categories, the characters improve their skills by performing these tasks.
Other Characters
Amanda
Occupation: Wife
Age: Early 40s
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Michael's wife and mother of Tracy & Jimmy. Loves to spend money and give Michael a hard time.
Voice by: Unknown
Tracy
Occupation: Student?
Age: Late teens
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Michael & Amanda's daughter and sister of Jimmy. Likes typical teenage girl things. Tramp stamp doesn't say much good about her.
Voice by: Unknown
Jimmy
Occupation: Pothead
Age: 20
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Michael & Amanda's son and brother of Tracy. Smokes pot and doesn't do much else. Wishes he was a gangster. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Kevin De Silva" from casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Danny Tamberelli?
Ron
Occupation:
Age: Late 40s
Location: Blaine County
About: Trevor's fearful neighbor. Paranoid conspiracy theorist. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Nervous Jerry" in casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Unknown
Floyd
Occupation:
Age: 30s
Location: Blaine County
About: Seen in Trevor's trailer (video) possibly living in a trailer (mobile home) near Trevor.
Voice by: Unknown
Franklin's woman
Occupation:
Age: 20s
Location:
About: Franklin's possible girlfriend. Dislikes Franklin's love of cars.
Voice by: Unknown
Chop
Occupation: Franklin's real best friend
Age:
Location: South Los Santos
About: Franklin's Rottweiler. Possibly a form of weapon if we are able to command him.
Voice by: n/a
Lamar
Occupation:
Age: 20s
Location:
About: Friend of Franklin. A little on the crazy side. Possibly a family member of the woman below.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Seen in Franklin's trailer with Lamar. Possibly a family member.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown in Franklin's trailer with Franklin and Lamar. Likely another close friend.
Voice by: Unknown
Brad
Occupation: Security/Surveillance Installation
Age:
Location:
About: Friend of Trevor that installs cameras but likely does surveillance of his own. Held by the IAA but sprung from their control by Michael, Trevor, and Franklin under orders by the FIB. Brad is shown in Trevor's trailer being threatened with a vehicle battery charger.
Voice by: Unknown
Michael's Therapist
Occupation: Therapist
Age:
Location:
About: Michael's therapist shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Simeon Yetarian
Occupation: Car salesman
Age:
Location:
About: Armenian car dealer and Franklin's boss. This man was likely codenamed "Harut Vartanyan" in casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown in second trailer and Trevor's trailer. Wears face paint similar to Juggalos and a Fatal Incursion shirt.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Female shown in second trailer wearing a blank biker jacket.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Possibly had his trailer home pushed into a small river. Possibly by Trevor. Shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Another person that did not make friends with Trevor. Shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Yet another person that did not make friends with Trevor. Shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Has car reposessed by Franklin in second trailer. May be one of many small repo jobs.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown in second trailer. Possibly running from police in a rail yard. Also shown being attacked by Chop in Franklin's trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown twice in second trailer driving the same car while the above man and Chop slide and run across the hood. Wears a safety vest. His face is noticeably less detailed than the others suggesting he is either not a named character or has not been developed completely.
Voice by: Unknown
Casey (Rumored)
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Supposed Facebook confirmation by the actor removed.
Voice by: Jeff Wincott
Cris Formage
Occupation: Cult Leader
Age:
Location:
About: Leader of the Epsilon Program.
Voice by: Unknown
Amanda's younger lover or Tracy's boyfriend?
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Seen in Michael's trailer being chased out of the house while Amanda (wearing a towel and possibly not much else) yells not to kill him.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Takes a bat to the face in Trevor's trailer. Shown wearing a Lost MC jacket.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown in Michael's trailer getting punched. Possibly a car salesman - and possibly Franklin's boss, Simeon Yetarian.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Sniped in Michael's trailer. Possibly a celebrity or other rich person.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Get's shot twice in Franklin's trailer and possibly shown three times total. Appears to be a gang member.
Voice by: Unknown
Pamela Drake
Occupation: Former movie star
Age:
Location: Vinewood
About: Fading star of the silver screen. Can be found ranting in Vinewood.
Voice by: Unknown
Strangers
These characters feature as side missions to complete.
Lacey Jonas
Occupation: Celebrity
Age:
Location: Vinewood Blvd
About: Vinewood star who wants to escape the paparazzi. Grab her car and escort her away from the flashing lights. She may have a publicist codenamed "Ira Bernstein" in casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Unknown
Returning Characters
The following characters could make a return from previous GTA games. Update: All three characters below have been confirmed to not be in Grand Theft Auto V.
Game Informer confirmed some characters from GTA IV will return for GTA V but would not say who was in. They did say Niko and the PS2-era would not. At this time it is unknown if these are major characters (mission bosses) or supporting characters (strangers and such). It is also unknown how involved they will be in the story of GTA V.
Niko Bellic - Not in!
Although in our control for GTA IV, Niko could very well make an appearance in GTA 5. In the previous GTA III series of games, quite a few characters were seen in the different games including Claude (aka Fido) and Catalina from Grand Theft Auto III appearing in San Andreas. Even if we begin a new GTA V series of games, Niko and others could make their way back into the story. As evidence of Niko traveling, check out a plane ticket to San Andreas with his name on it which can be seen below. This was found on Rockstar Games own Social Club website in GTA IV's Story Gang section! Easter egg or what?
Game informer confirmed Niko will not return.
Packie McReary - Not in!
In the ending credits of the Ballad of Gay Tony, Packie can be seen heading into the airport to catch a plane. See below. To where we can only speculate but it is very possible he plays some part in Grand Theft Auto 5. Could he even be the main character?
In an interview with IGN, Dan Houser confirmed Packie will not return.
Carl Johnson (CJ) - Not in!
Another person we've already controlled but in San Andreas. A billboard in GTA IV depicts a very similar looking person to CJ and could hint at his presence in Los Santos as speculated. Rockstar has stated GTA IV was in a different "universe" to the III series and would not feature characters from the previous games, however, there has been some crossover outside of the story including graffiti and a billboard found in the game pictured below. Still, it is unlikely we will actually meet CJ in GTA V.
Update: On April 4th, 2012 Christopher Bellard (Young MayLay) who voiced CJ confirmed that he is not involved with Grand Theft Auto 5 via twitter.
Game Informer further confirmed that PS2 characters will not show up in GTA V. iGTA5
There will definitely be characters from GTA IV returning but exactly who and where they will show up is to be determined. The Lost Motorcycle Club has been confirmed so perhaps some of Johnny's friends - if not Johnny - will make an appearance in GTA 5.
Other Characters
A couple casting calls for Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games have been found online. Many different types of characters and even a familiar name has appeared among them. What purpose these character will serve is unknown but it is possible they are pedestrians and/or callers for GTA 5 radio shows.
Very Likely for GTA V
This batch of casting calls from Take-Two features the name of James Pedeaston who is a child molester featured in past Grand Theft Auto games. Aside from him, the others are only first names which could mean they are for radio shows. However, last names could be added later.
Matthew (18-25 Male United States)
A liberal young male who believes in a conspiracy made by republicans to undermine America.
Jose (30-40 Male United States)
A white creepy man who thinks that technology is a poison against the wilderness.
James Pedeaston (40-45 Male United States)
A man-boy love activist who just got released from an Indonesian prison.
Samantha (20-25 Female United States)
A young female obsessed with sex parties, always dreaming of being a Hollywood celebrity.
Anthony (10-15 Male United States)
A young, fast-talking boy fighting for the right of young boys to drink alcohol and have sex.
Possibly for GTA V
This next batch of casting calls are for the title RUSH, which was linked to Rockstar Games via some actors. This set has mostly full names which suggests these will be more prominent characters in the GTA 5 story.
Mitch Hayes (38)
Annoying, wise cracking, highly successful FBI agent. In great shape. Does triathlons, drinks low cal beer, but still has a sense of humor.
Miguel Gonzalez (25)
Young Mexican American FBI agent, caught between a few mob bosses. Very clean cut
Clyde (23)
Moronic, almost inbred and creepy white trash hillbilly. Very nave but in a creepy it's only incest sort of way.
Brother Adam (50)
Welsh monk / cult leader / yoga teacher, very lithe, very into exploring your personal tension through gripping massage. Needs Welsh accent.
Mrs Avery (48)
Neurotic soccer mom, home maker, anxious and addled on pain killers. Very angry at neighbor MRS Bell.
Mrs Bell (45)
Swinger, and mellow Californian divorcee. Ugly but comfortable with self.
Eddie (47)
Weed evangelist, guy who started smoking at 30, and is now a leading proponent of marijuana's fantastic properties. White, awkward.
Ira Bernstein (56)
Publicist for an actress known as America's newest sweetheart who just so happens to love animals, orphans, drugs and sex. He's always trying to hide her latest indiscretion.
Kevin De Silva (18)
Albert's fat, FPS playing gamer son. Smokes a lot of weed, has anxiety issues and a card for a bad back, very soft, very opinionated. Into making racist comments while playing online.
Harut Vartanyan (42-52 years old)
Armenian car dealer, moneylender, would be Fagin and would be bully. Heavily connected to the underworld, but irritates people so much no one likes him.
Nervous Jerry (48)
Paranoiac living in the sticks, near Simon, completely paranoid, and terrified of Simon.
Calvin North (55)
Clapped out FBI agent who now mostly works offering advice on TV shows whose only claim to fame turns out to be entirely false but a decent guy in other ways. Badly dressed. Divorced. Putting on weight.
Jerry Cole (53)
Disabled IT expert and criminal information vendor.
Rich Roberts (35)
English hardman actor, who acts tough but who wants to do serious work - the only problem is he can't quite read the words.
Alex (52)
white loosie goosie hippy rich guy who has lost his money and is getting desperate but trying not to.
Scarlet (45-52 years old)
Unshaven female spiritualist and hippy with a love of exploring the wilderness. Very into journeys.
Chad (29)
Pretty boy misogynist Beverly Hills party boy. Made money, but not as cool as he thinks he is.
Tae Wong (39)
Somewhat incompetent Chinese mobster, loves doing ecstasy, going to raves.
Taes Translator (45)
Very straight laced Chinese translator, terrified of his boss's dad. Male, awkward. Needs to speak Chinese.
Update
An additional casting call features two of the previous names with the very familiar last name of McReary:
JANE BELL (45-50 Female United States)
Caucasian. 5'4" - 5'6". Ugly, lives alone. Very carefree and smooth-tongued.
JEFFREY (38-45 Male United States)
Irish ethnicity. Tall and athletic build. Lost his money by gambling and recently started working for his stepbrother. He is a bit lunatic.
WILLIAM (35-40 Male United States)
Jeffrey's stepbrother. Likeable and talkative. Owns a restaurant in Beverly Hills.
EDDIE MCREARY (45-50 Male United States)
Irish ethnicity. Lives with his cousin. Smokes weed and loves partying.
MARCO (25-28 Male United States) iGTA5
Young Mexican FBI agent. Has a strong sense of humor and likes to hang with friends.
Protagonists
In Grand Theft Auto V you take control of three different characters. Each has their own finances and skills for you to build. The skills are Special, Stamina, Shooting, Strength, Stealth, Flying, Driving, Mechanic, and Lung Capacity. Each character has a special skill shown with a meter next to health and armor. It drains when using the special skill and takes some time to regenerate.
Michael - former "Old Guy" in first trailer
Occupation: Retired criminal
Age: Early 40s
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Highly successful bank robber who retired and went into FIB witness protection with a sweet deal. He and his wife Amanda have a rocky relationship and kids Tracy & Jimmy are not understandable anymore. With the wife spending money endlessly and domestic life driving him crazy, Michael needs to get back into "the business". He is friends with Trevor. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Albert De Silva" from casting calls at the bottom of this page related to "Kevin De Silva". iGTA5
Special Skills: "Bullet-Time" with guns
Voice by: Ned Luke?
Trevor Phillips
Occupation: Career criminal
Age: Early 40s
Location: Blaine County
About: Crazy, drug abusing ex-military pilot who lives in a trailer out in the desert. Did we mention Trevor is crazy? He is friends with Michael and used to rob banks with him. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Simon" from casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Special Skills: Frenzy mode (double damage given, half taken), Special melee attack
Voice by: Unknown
Franklin - former "Red Car Guy" in first trailer
Occupation: Repo man
Age: Mid 20s
Location: South Los Santos
About: Franklin works for Simeon Yetarian, an Armenian luxury car dealer, and does repossession when customers can't pay. He hangs out with crazy, immature friends but running into Michael shows him another way to live.
Special Skills: Slow-motion driving
Voice by: Unknown
Customization
Game Informer confirmed that we will be able to change clothing but RPG elements such as fat gain would not be returning. Dan Houser stated the standard definition graphics of San Andreas were more forgiving and that doing it with GTA V would take up too many resources to get the look right. It can also be said that Rockstar's focus on the story and skill set of each character prevents customization that would get too unrealistic.
Game Informer's preview on May 2nd confirmed that customization will also extend to haircuts and tatoos. They also mention skill levels will return.
Currently, the game includes strength, shooting, stealth, flying, driving, and lung capacity, but Rockstar says these are still subject to change. Rather than giving players experience points that they can allocate to the various categories, the characters improve their skills by performing these tasks.
Other Characters
Amanda
Occupation: Wife
Age: Early 40s
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Michael's wife and mother of Tracy & Jimmy. Loves to spend money and give Michael a hard time.
Voice by: Unknown
Tracy
Occupation: Student?
Age: Late teens
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Michael & Amanda's daughter and sister of Jimmy. Likes typical teenage girl things. Tramp stamp doesn't say much good about her.
Voice by: Unknown
Jimmy
Occupation: Pothead
Age: 20
Location: Rockford Hills
About: Michael & Amanda's son and brother of Tracy. Smokes pot and doesn't do much else. Wishes he was a gangster. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Kevin De Silva" from casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Danny Tamberelli?
Ron
Occupation:
Age: Late 40s
Location: Blaine County
About: Trevor's fearful neighbor. Paranoid conspiracy theorist. Note: This character may have been codenamed "Nervous Jerry" in casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Unknown
Floyd
Occupation:
Age: 30s
Location: Blaine County
About: Seen in Trevor's trailer (video) possibly living in a trailer (mobile home) near Trevor.
Voice by: Unknown
Franklin's woman
Occupation:
Age: 20s
Location:
About: Franklin's possible girlfriend. Dislikes Franklin's love of cars.
Voice by: Unknown
Chop
Occupation: Franklin's real best friend
Age:
Location: South Los Santos
About: Franklin's Rottweiler. Possibly a form of weapon if we are able to command him.
Voice by: n/a
Lamar
Occupation:
Age: 20s
Location:
About: Friend of Franklin. A little on the crazy side. Possibly a family member of the woman below.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Seen in Franklin's trailer with Lamar. Possibly a family member.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown in Franklin's trailer with Franklin and Lamar. Likely another close friend.
Voice by: Unknown
Brad
Occupation: Security/Surveillance Installation
Age:
Location:
About: Friend of Trevor that installs cameras but likely does surveillance of his own. Held by the IAA but sprung from their control by Michael, Trevor, and Franklin under orders by the FIB. Brad is shown in Trevor's trailer being threatened with a vehicle battery charger.
Voice by: Unknown
Michael's Therapist
Occupation: Therapist
Age:
Location:
About: Michael's therapist shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Simeon Yetarian
Occupation: Car salesman
Age:
Location:
About: Armenian car dealer and Franklin's boss. This man was likely codenamed "Harut Vartanyan" in casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown in second trailer and Trevor's trailer. Wears face paint similar to Juggalos and a Fatal Incursion shirt.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Location:
About: Female shown in second trailer wearing a blank biker jacket.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Location:
About: Possibly had his trailer home pushed into a small river. Possibly by Trevor. Shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Location:
About: Another person that did not make friends with Trevor. Shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Location:
About: Yet another person that did not make friends with Trevor. Shown in second trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Age:
Location:
About: Has car reposessed by Franklin in second trailer. May be one of many small repo jobs.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Age:
Location:
About: Shown in second trailer. Possibly running from police in a rail yard. Also shown being attacked by Chop in Franklin's trailer.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Shown twice in second trailer driving the same car while the above man and Chop slide and run across the hood. Wears a safety vest. His face is noticeably less detailed than the others suggesting he is either not a named character or has not been developed completely.
Voice by: Unknown
Casey (Rumored)
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Supposed Facebook confirmation by the actor removed.
Voice by: Jeff Wincott
Cris Formage
Occupation: Cult Leader
Age:
Location:
About: Leader of the Epsilon Program.
Voice by: Unknown
Amanda's younger lover or Tracy's boyfriend?
Occupation:
Age:
Location:
About: Seen in Michael's trailer being chased out of the house while Amanda (wearing a towel and possibly not much else) yells not to kill him.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Age:
Location:
About: Takes a bat to the face in Trevor's trailer. Shown wearing a Lost MC jacket.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Age:
Location:
About: Shown in Michael's trailer getting punched. Possibly a car salesman - and possibly Franklin's boss, Simeon Yetarian.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Age:
Location:
About: Sniped in Michael's trailer. Possibly a celebrity or other rich person.
Voice by: Unknown
Unknown
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Age:
Location:
About: Get's shot twice in Franklin's trailer and possibly shown three times total. Appears to be a gang member.
Voice by: Unknown
Pamela Drake
Occupation: Former movie star
Age:
Location: Vinewood
About: Fading star of the silver screen. Can be found ranting in Vinewood.
Voice by: Unknown
Strangers
These characters feature as side missions to complete.
Lacey Jonas
Occupation: Celebrity
Age:
Location: Vinewood Blvd
About: Vinewood star who wants to escape the paparazzi. Grab her car and escort her away from the flashing lights. She may have a publicist codenamed "Ira Bernstein" in casting calls at the bottom of this page.
Voice by: Unknown
Returning Characters
The following characters could make a return from previous GTA games. Update: All three characters below have been confirmed to not be in Grand Theft Auto V.
Game Informer confirmed some characters from GTA IV will return for GTA V but would not say who was in. They did say Niko and the PS2-era would not. At this time it is unknown if these are major characters (mission bosses) or supporting characters (strangers and such). It is also unknown how involved they will be in the story of GTA V.
Niko Bellic - Not in!
Although in our control for GTA IV, Niko could very well make an appearance in GTA 5. In the previous GTA III series of games, quite a few characters were seen in the different games including Claude (aka Fido) and Catalina from Grand Theft Auto III appearing in San Andreas. Even if we begin a new GTA V series of games, Niko and others could make their way back into the story. As evidence of Niko traveling, check out a plane ticket to San Andreas with his name on it which can be seen below. This was found on Rockstar Games own Social Club website in GTA IV's Story Gang section! Easter egg or what?
Game informer confirmed Niko will not return.
Packie McReary - Not in!
In the ending credits of the Ballad of Gay Tony, Packie can be seen heading into the airport to catch a plane. See below. To where we can only speculate but it is very possible he plays some part in Grand Theft Auto 5. Could he even be the main character?
In an interview with IGN, Dan Houser confirmed Packie will not return.
Carl Johnson (CJ) - Not in!
Another person we've already controlled but in San Andreas. A billboard in GTA IV depicts a very similar looking person to CJ and could hint at his presence in Los Santos as speculated. Rockstar has stated GTA IV was in a different "universe" to the III series and would not feature characters from the previous games, however, there has been some crossover outside of the story including graffiti and a billboard found in the game pictured below. Still, it is unlikely we will actually meet CJ in GTA V.
Update: On April 4th, 2012 Christopher Bellard (Young MayLay) who voiced CJ confirmed that he is not involved with Grand Theft Auto 5 via twitter.
Game Informer further confirmed that PS2 characters will not show up in GTA V. iGTA5
There will definitely be characters from GTA IV returning but exactly who and where they will show up is to be determined. The Lost Motorcycle Club has been confirmed so perhaps some of Johnny's friends - if not Johnny - will make an appearance in GTA 5.
Other Characters
A couple casting calls for Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games have been found online. Many different types of characters and even a familiar name has appeared among them. What purpose these character will serve is unknown but it is possible they are pedestrians and/or callers for GTA 5 radio shows.
Very Likely for GTA V
This batch of casting calls from Take-Two features the name of James Pedeaston who is a child molester featured in past Grand Theft Auto games. Aside from him, the others are only first names which could mean they are for radio shows. However, last names could be added later.
Matthew (18-25 Male United States)
A liberal young male who believes in a conspiracy made by republicans to undermine America.
Jose (30-40 Male United States)
A white creepy man who thinks that technology is a poison against the wilderness.
James Pedeaston (40-45 Male United States)
A man-boy love activist who just got released from an Indonesian prison.
Samantha (20-25 Female United States)
A young female obsessed with sex parties, always dreaming of being a Hollywood celebrity.
Anthony (10-15 Male United States)
A young, fast-talking boy fighting for the right of young boys to drink alcohol and have sex.
Possibly for GTA V
This next batch of casting calls are for the title RUSH, which was linked to Rockstar Games via some actors. This set has mostly full names which suggests these will be more prominent characters in the GTA 5 story.
Mitch Hayes (38)
Annoying, wise cracking, highly successful FBI agent. In great shape. Does triathlons, drinks low cal beer, but still has a sense of humor.
Miguel Gonzalez (25)
Young Mexican American FBI agent, caught between a few mob bosses. Very clean cut
Clyde (23)
Moronic, almost inbred and creepy white trash hillbilly. Very nave but in a creepy it's only incest sort of way.
Brother Adam (50)
Welsh monk / cult leader / yoga teacher, very lithe, very into exploring your personal tension through gripping massage. Needs Welsh accent.
Mrs Avery (48)
Neurotic soccer mom, home maker, anxious and addled on pain killers. Very angry at neighbor MRS Bell.
Mrs Bell (45)
Swinger, and mellow Californian divorcee. Ugly but comfortable with self.
Eddie (47)
Weed evangelist, guy who started smoking at 30, and is now a leading proponent of marijuana's fantastic properties. White, awkward.
Ira Bernstein (56)
Publicist for an actress known as America's newest sweetheart who just so happens to love animals, orphans, drugs and sex. He's always trying to hide her latest indiscretion.
Kevin De Silva (18)
Albert's fat, FPS playing gamer son. Smokes a lot of weed, has anxiety issues and a card for a bad back, very soft, very opinionated. Into making racist comments while playing online.
Harut Vartanyan (42-52 years old)
Armenian car dealer, moneylender, would be Fagin and would be bully. Heavily connected to the underworld, but irritates people so much no one likes him.
Nervous Jerry (48)
Paranoiac living in the sticks, near Simon, completely paranoid, and terrified of Simon.
Calvin North (55)
Clapped out FBI agent who now mostly works offering advice on TV shows whose only claim to fame turns out to be entirely false but a decent guy in other ways. Badly dressed. Divorced. Putting on weight.
Jerry Cole (53)
Disabled IT expert and criminal information vendor.
Rich Roberts (35)
English hardman actor, who acts tough but who wants to do serious work - the only problem is he can't quite read the words.
Alex (52)
white loosie goosie hippy rich guy who has lost his money and is getting desperate but trying not to.
Scarlet (45-52 years old)
Unshaven female spiritualist and hippy with a love of exploring the wilderness. Very into journeys.
Chad (29)
Pretty boy misogynist Beverly Hills party boy. Made money, but not as cool as he thinks he is.
Tae Wong (39)
Somewhat incompetent Chinese mobster, loves doing ecstasy, going to raves.
Taes Translator (45)
Very straight laced Chinese translator, terrified of his boss's dad. Male, awkward. Needs to speak Chinese.
Update
An additional casting call features two of the previous names with the very familiar last name of McReary:
JANE BELL (45-50 Female United States)
Caucasian. 5'4" - 5'6". Ugly, lives alone. Very carefree and smooth-tongued.
JEFFREY (38-45 Male United States)
Irish ethnicity. Tall and athletic build. Lost his money by gambling and recently started working for his stepbrother. He is a bit lunatic.
WILLIAM (35-40 Male United States)
Jeffrey's stepbrother. Likeable and talkative. Owns a restaurant in Beverly Hills.
EDDIE MCREARY (45-50 Male United States)
Irish ethnicity. Lives with his cousin. Smokes weed and loves partying.
MARCO (25-28 Male United States) iGTA5
Young Mexican FBI agent. Has a strong sense of humor and likes to hang with friends.
Red Dead Redemption featured a wide array of animals small and large. It seemed only right for some of those animals to return to Grand Theft Auto V and they will since the game features a functioning ecosystem teeming with wildlife. What animals will we turn into roadkill? Check out a growing list below...
Cougars
Mentioned by CVG in their May 2nd preview.
Coyotes
Cougars
Mentioned by CVG in their May 2nd preview.
Coyotes
Cheats have been a big part of all of the Grand Theft Auto games and we expect to see many new and exciting cheats in GTA 5. However, because the game hasn't been released yet, there aren't any cheats to display here! To build up some excitement here are some examples of cheats from previous GTA games which may make a return in GTA V. If you can think of any GTA 5 cheats you'd like to see, let us know in the comments below!
Cheats From Previous GTA Games
Weapons, Health, Armor & 'Player' Cheats
Weapons cheat(s)
Health cheat
Body armor
Suicide cheat (kill the player)
Money Cheat
Infinite health
Infinite ammo
Infinite oxygen (swimming underwater)
Adrenaline mode
Misc. Cheats
Speed Up Time
Speed Up Gameplay
Slow Down Gameplay
Change character/outfit
Change weather
Pedestrians hate you
Pedestrians Riot
Increased gore
Women follow you
All traffic lights are green
Mega punch mode
Moon jump
Wanted Level/Cops Cheats
Increase Wanted Level
Lower Wanted Level
Remove Wanted Level
Never wanted
Vehicle Cheats
Blow up all cars
Invisible cars
Great handling vehicles
Flying cars
Spawn a tank (or other misc vehicles)
All cars are pink/black/other color
Cars can drive on water
Big Wheels
Boats can fly
Huge bunny hops on bicycles
What do you think? Have some memories been brought back by this list of cheats since GTA III? Would you like to see them return, or can you think of something new which you'd like to see instead? Let us know below or in the cheats forum topic here! We'll update this page with the real cheats when they become available.
Cheats From Previous GTA Games
Weapons, Health, Armor & 'Player' Cheats
Weapons cheat(s)
Health cheat
Body armor
Suicide cheat (kill the player)
Money Cheat
Infinite health
Infinite ammo
Infinite oxygen (swimming underwater)
Adrenaline mode
Misc. Cheats
Speed Up Time
Speed Up Gameplay
Slow Down Gameplay
Change character/outfit
Change weather
Pedestrians hate you
Pedestrians Riot
Increased gore
Women follow you
All traffic lights are green
Mega punch mode
Moon jump
Wanted Level/Cops Cheats
Increase Wanted Level
Lower Wanted Level
Remove Wanted Level
Never wanted
Vehicle Cheats
Blow up all cars
Invisible cars
Great handling vehicles
Flying cars
Spawn a tank (or other misc vehicles)
All cars are pink/black/other color
Cars can drive on water
Big Wheels
Boats can fly
Huge bunny hops on bicycles
What do you think? Have some memories been brought back by this list of cheats since GTA III? Would you like to see them return, or can you think of something new which you'd like to see instead? Let us know below or in the cheats forum topic here! We'll update this page with the real cheats when they become available.
As you may have seen in the Grand Theft Auto V trailer or in our GTA V trailer breakdown, there are many real buildings from Los Angeles in the game - similar to New York City with Grand Theft Auto IV. Here's a more organized listing of the landmarks as well as other lesser-known buildings and structures featured in Los Santos and its surrounding areas.
Note: Not all are exact and Rockstar has taken liberties with many of them. A few appear to be mixes of two or more buildings. The buildings in the game were matched up with their closest real life counterpart. All photos found via Google with lesser quality used. Some landmarks are subject to change as we find better matches.
Downtown
6th Street Bridge
4th Street Bridge
Bradbury Building
Hotel Figueroa
Pershing Square
Subway Terminal Building
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Foreman & Clark Building
City National Bank Building
Figueroa Tower
800 Wilshire Blvd
801 Tower
Citigroup
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
811 Wilshire Blvd
Luxe City Center (facade)
515 S Figueroa St (similar)
Wilshire Grand Hotel (facade)
Jonathan Club (influence?)
AT&T Madison Complex Tandem Office
US Bank Tower
Heron Building
Hotel Barclay
Spring Arts Tower
1106 S. Broadway
1000 Wilshire Blvd
City Hall
California Plaza
635 Mateo Street
Hollywood
Chateau Marmont Hotel
Hollywood Bowl
Sunset Plaza, 6767 Sunset Blvd
Popeye's and International Newsstand
6773 to 6751 Hollywood Blvd
Chinese Theater
Capitol Records
First National Bank
Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Pacific Theater
West Hollywood
~9157 Sunset Blvd
Standard Hotel
Whiskey A Go Go
Sunset Medical Tower
City National Bank, Sunset Blvd
9200 Sunset Boulevard
Sierra Towers
Key Club
Sunset Tower
Mini-mall at Santa Monica Blvd/Fairfax Ave (possible)
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Center (actually outside Beverly Hills)
8811 Burton Way (actually outside Beverly Hills)
Beverly Hilton
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9701 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica Blvd Parking Structures
468 North Camden Drive (Global Business Centers)
468 North Rodeo Drive (Brooks Brothers)
400 North Rodeo Drive (Chanel)
262 North Rodeo Drive (David Orgell)
280 North Rodeo Drive (Brequet)
270 North Rodeo Drive (Gianfranco Ferre)
370 North Rodeo Drive (Cartier)
Church of the Good Shepherd
9777 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills City Hall
Santa Monica
Santa Monica Plaza, 11031-11061 Santa Monica Blvd (actually outside Santa Monica)
Lifeguard tower
Santa Monica Pier
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Hippodrome and Restaurant Area
233 Wilshire Blvd
1299 Ocean Ave
101 Ocean Ave
Shutters on the Beach Hotel
Hotel Casa Del Mar
Viceroy Hotel
Ocean Towers
1327 Palisades Beach Road
1329 Palisades Beach Road
1341 Palisades Beach Road
1345 Palisades Beach Road
1355 Palisades Beach Road
Pedestrian Bridge, just north of the pier
Fairmont Miramar Hotel
100 Wilshire Blvd
Bay Cities Guaranty Building
Venice
Venice Beach Recreation Center
Muscle Beach
49 Westminister Ave
The Cadillac Hotel
421 Ocean Front Walk
1011 to 1017 Ocean Front Walk
1201 to 1203 Ocean Front Walk
1301 Ocean Front Walk
Venice Beach Suites And Hotel
1307 Ocean Front Walk
1313 Ocean Front Walk
1401 to 1407 Ocean Front Walk
1411 to 1425 Ocean Front Walk
Sidewalk Market, Ocean Front Walk
1701 Ocean Front Walk
1705 Ocean Front Walk
1713 Ocean Front Walk
23 Windward Ave
83 Windward Ave
80 Windward Ave
66 Windward Ave
64 Windward Ave
46 Windward Ave
54 Windward Ave
Boyle Heights
LAC & USC Medical Center (influence)
LA County Coroner
1141-1145 North Mission Road
Centennial Mills
Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Terminal Island
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Gerald Desmond Bridge
Henry Ford Bridge (railroad)
Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) including Theme Building and control tower
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Hilton
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Sheraton
Salton Sea
99031(?) West Access Road, North Shore (mirror)
99061 West Access Road, North Shore (mirror)
North Shore Motel, North Shore
Other Places
Hollywood Park Racetrack and Casino, Inglewood
Los Angeles Country Club
Marina City Club, Marina del Rey
Slauson Super Mall, Chesterfield Square
Griffith Observatory
Echo Park Lake, Echo Park
Vineyards and wineries of Malibu
Pacoima Dam, San Gabriel Mountains (influence)
Avenal State Prison, Avenal (influence)
Salvation Mountain, Calipatria (influence)
Equitable Life Building, Koreatown
Los Angeles Coliseum, University Park
Constellation Place, Century City
Municipal Water Tower, Vernon
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
Compton Superior Courthouse
Note: Not all are exact and Rockstar has taken liberties with many of them. A few appear to be mixes of two or more buildings. The buildings in the game were matched up with their closest real life counterpart. All photos found via Google with lesser quality used. Some landmarks are subject to change as we find better matches.
Downtown
6th Street Bridge
4th Street Bridge
Bradbury Building
Hotel Figueroa
Pershing Square
Subway Terminal Building
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Foreman & Clark Building
City National Bank Building
Figueroa Tower
800 Wilshire Blvd
801 Tower
Citigroup
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
811 Wilshire Blvd
Luxe City Center (facade)
515 S Figueroa St (similar)
Wilshire Grand Hotel (facade)
Jonathan Club (influence?)
AT&T Madison Complex Tandem Office
US Bank Tower
Heron Building
Hotel Barclay
Spring Arts Tower
1106 S. Broadway
1000 Wilshire Blvd
City Hall
California Plaza
635 Mateo Street
Hollywood
Chateau Marmont Hotel
Hollywood Bowl
Sunset Plaza, 6767 Sunset Blvd
Popeye's and International Newsstand
6773 to 6751 Hollywood Blvd
Chinese Theater
Capitol Records
First National Bank
Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Pacific Theater
West Hollywood
~9157 Sunset Blvd
Standard Hotel
Whiskey A Go Go
Sunset Medical Tower
City National Bank, Sunset Blvd
9200 Sunset Boulevard
Sierra Towers
Key Club
Sunset Tower
Mini-mall at Santa Monica Blvd/Fairfax Ave (possible)
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Center (actually outside Beverly Hills)
8811 Burton Way (actually outside Beverly Hills)
Beverly Hilton
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9701 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica Blvd Parking Structures
468 North Camden Drive (Global Business Centers)
468 North Rodeo Drive (Brooks Brothers)
400 North Rodeo Drive (Chanel)
262 North Rodeo Drive (David Orgell)
280 North Rodeo Drive (Brequet)
270 North Rodeo Drive (Gianfranco Ferre)
370 North Rodeo Drive (Cartier)
Church of the Good Shepherd
9777 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills City Hall
Santa Monica
Santa Monica Plaza, 11031-11061 Santa Monica Blvd (actually outside Santa Monica)
Lifeguard tower
Santa Monica Pier
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Hippodrome and Restaurant Area
233 Wilshire Blvd
1299 Ocean Ave
101 Ocean Ave
Shutters on the Beach Hotel
Hotel Casa Del Mar
Viceroy Hotel
Ocean Towers
1327 Palisades Beach Road
1329 Palisades Beach Road
1341 Palisades Beach Road
1345 Palisades Beach Road
1355 Palisades Beach Road
Pedestrian Bridge, just north of the pier
Fairmont Miramar Hotel
100 Wilshire Blvd
Bay Cities Guaranty Building
Venice
Venice Beach Recreation Center
Muscle Beach
49 Westminister Ave
The Cadillac Hotel
421 Ocean Front Walk
1011 to 1017 Ocean Front Walk
1201 to 1203 Ocean Front Walk
1301 Ocean Front Walk
Venice Beach Suites And Hotel
1307 Ocean Front Walk
1313 Ocean Front Walk
1401 to 1407 Ocean Front Walk
1411 to 1425 Ocean Front Walk
Sidewalk Market, Ocean Front Walk
1701 Ocean Front Walk
1705 Ocean Front Walk
1713 Ocean Front Walk
23 Windward Ave
83 Windward Ave
80 Windward Ave
66 Windward Ave
64 Windward Ave
46 Windward Ave
54 Windward Ave
Boyle Heights
LAC & USC Medical Center (influence)
LA County Coroner
1141-1145 North Mission Road
Centennial Mills
Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Terminal Island
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Gerald Desmond Bridge
Henry Ford Bridge (railroad)
Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) including Theme Building and control tower
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Hilton
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Sheraton
Salton Sea
99031(?) West Access Road, North Shore (mirror)
99061 West Access Road, North Shore (mirror)
North Shore Motel, North Shore
Other Places
Hollywood Park Racetrack and Casino, Inglewood
Los Angeles Country Club
Marina City Club, Marina del Rey
Slauson Super Mall, Chesterfield Square
Griffith Observatory
Echo Park Lake, Echo Park
Vineyards and wineries of Malibu
Pacoima Dam, San Gabriel Mountains (influence)
Avenal State Prison, Avenal (influence)
Salvation Mountain, Calipatria (influence)
Equitable Life Building, Koreatown
Los Angeles Coliseum, University Park
Constellation Place, Century City
Municipal Water Tower, Vernon
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
Compton Superior Courthouse
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Woah nice post bro . Seems like a lot of useful info , thanks !
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I'm not insulting the post or anything but I think for sake of scrolling and organization you should use Line Breaks, Spoilers, or just Section each thing "cars" "weapons" Etc. something to make it look better and help everyone else :p
Good post though!
Good post though!
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daw wrote Woah nice post bro . Seems like a lot of useful info , thanks !thanks for the feedback
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Monsta8u14 wrotealright i will do that im gonna color code it firstI'm not insulting the post or anything but I think for sake of scrolling and organization
you should use Line Breaks. Or Spoilers or something to make it look better and help everyone else :p
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Great post man, be sure to keep it updated. I would organize it a bit better, align it all in the center maybe. And defiantly add some spoilers.
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ExoticWolfs wrote Great post man, be sure to keep it updated. I would organize it a bit better, align it all in the center maybe. And defiantly add some spoilers.thanks just added spoiliers and made it color coded and i will keep it updated i might add more info soon
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Alot of good information in there but it could do with a slight tidy up.
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Vancouver_Canucks wrote Alot of good information in there but it could do with a slight tidy up.thanks while im gonna by working on it ill try to tidy it up more
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Great topic bro :thumbsup: should post all of the links where you got the topic from you know?
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